| Iriomote cat | |
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| A taxidermy specimen at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Prionailurus |
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| Subspecies: | P. b. iriomotensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis (Imaizumi, 1967)
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| Iriomote cat range | |
The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a subspecies of the leopard cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has been listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the only population comprises fewer than 250 adult individuals and is considered declining.[1] As of 2007, there were an estimated 100–109 individuals remaining.[2]
In Japanese, it is called Iriomote-yamaneko (西表山猫, "Iriomote mountain cat"). In local dialects of the Yaeyama language, it is known as yamamayaa (ヤママヤー, "wild cat" or "forest cat"), yamapikaryaa (ヤマピカリャー, "that which shines in the forest"), and meepisukaryaa (メーピスカリャー, "that which has flashing eyes").[3][4]
- ^ a b Izawa, M.; Doi, T. (2016) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Prionailurus bengalensis ssp. iriomotensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18151A97215980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18151A50663049.en.
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