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NAMING HYBRID BIG CATS |
NAMING HYBRID BIG CATS
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KNOWN/ATTEMPTED HYBRIDS |
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In scientific papers, the method of naming hybrids is by Latin name with the sire's name first. A liger is Panthera leo x tigris while a tigon is Panthera tigris x leo. A leopon is Panthera pardus x leo while a lipard would be Panthera leo x pardus. In 3-way hybrids, where the female is a hybrid, this would be shown as Panthera leo x (onca x pardus). A pumapard (this term is used for both reciprocal hybrids) would be Puma concolor x Panthera pardus or Panthera pardus x Puma concolor. In non-scientific use, the usual convention is a "portmanteau word" comprising first part of male parent's name then second part of female parent's name (occasionally first part of male parent's name then first part of the female's name). Complex hybrids use the first part of the male parent's name followed by the original hybrid name. Those in shaded grey boxes are hypothetical and to the best of my knowledge have not been bred for real. The number of hypothetical hybrids is extensive (most involve jaguars); I list only those which are commonly asked about. |
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Father |
Mother |
Offspring |
Notes |
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Lion |
Tiger |
Liger |
Tawny, golden and white forms. |
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Tiger |
Lion |
Tigon (tion, tigron, tiglon) |
Tawny, golden and white forms. |
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Lion |
Liger |
Li-liger |
More lion-like. |
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Lion |
Tigon |
Li-tigon |
More lion-like. |
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Tiger |
Liger |
Ti-liger (tig-liger) |
More tiger-like. |
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Tiger |
Tigon |
Ti-tigon |
More tiger-like. |
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Jaguar |
Leopard |
Jagulep (jagleop) |
Chicago, America. Spots and rosettes. |
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Leopard |
Jaguar |
Lepjag, Leguar |
Several in the US; lepjag is used interchangeably with jagulep/jagleop with no regard as to which species is which parent. Leguar has been used in Germany. |
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Jaguar |
Lion |
Jaglion (Jaguon) |
Specimen displayed at Tring, England is probably lijagulep not jaglion |
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Lion |
Jagulep (Jagleop) |
Lijagulep (Lijagleop) |
Chicago, America. Later exhibited as the Congolese Spotted Lion. Now displayed at Rothschild Museum, Tring but mislabelled jaguar x lion hybrid. |
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Caracal |
Serval |
Caraval |
No precise parent details for caraval, bred for pet market. |
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Serval |
Caracal |
Servical |
Los Angeles, America. Accidental. Sold as pets. |
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Leopard |
Lion |
Leopon (Lepon) |
Several litters bred in Japan. |
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Lion |
Leopard |
Liard (Lipard) |
Italy and Austria, resembled leopon. |
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Tiger |
Leopard |
Tigard (Dogla) |
Aborted/stillborn offspring. |
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Puma |
Leopard |
Pumapard |
Several litters, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Margay |
Ocelot |
Marlot |
Once only, USA |
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Oncilla |
Margay |
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Attempts in 1950s/1960s by pet cat breeder Mm Falken-Rohlre |
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Margay |
Oncilla |
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HYPOTHETICAL/UNCONFIRMED HYBRIDS |
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Those in shaded grey boxes below are hypothetical and to the best of my knowledge have not been bred for real. The number of hypothetical hybrids is extensive (most involve jaguars); I list only those which are commonly asked about. |
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Father |
Mother |
Offspring |
Notes |
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Tiger |
Jaguar |
Tiguar |
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Lion |
Tiguar |
Li-Tiguar |
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Tiger |
Tiguar |
Ti-Tiguar |
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Jaguar |
Tiguar |
Jag-Tiguar |
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Tiger |
Jagulep |
Ti-Jagulep |
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Leopard |
Tiger |
Leotig |
See "Dogla" |
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Lion |
Jaguar |
Liguar |
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Lion |
Liguar |
Li-Liguar |
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Tiger |
Liguar |
Ti-Liguar |
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Jaguar |
Liguar |
Jag-Liguar |
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Lion |
Jaglion (Jaguon) |
Li-Jaglion, (Li-Jaguon) |
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Tiger |
Jaglion (Jaguon) |
Ti-Jaglion (Ti-Jaguon) |
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Jaguar |
Jaglion (Jaguon) |
Jag-Jaguon |
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Leopard |
Cheetah |
Leotah, Leopatah or Leocheet |
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Cheetah |
Leopard |
Cheetapard (Cheetard) or Cheetalep |
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Serval |
Cheetah |
Serveetah |
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Jaguar |
Lynx |
Jynx |
This is taking the mickey I think! |
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HYBRID DOMESTIC CATS |
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Many small cat species have been crossed with different breeds of domestic cats to produce new domestic breeds and these have been further hybridised. See http://www.messybeast.com/breeds.htm for details of which domestic breeds are used in these pairings. |
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Parent 1 |
Parent 2 |
Offspring |
Notes |
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European Wildcat (F silvestris) |
Jungle cats (F chaus) |
Euro-Chaus |
Not to be confused with Euro-Chausie below! |
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Domestic Cat |
Asian Leopard Cat (F bengalensis) |
Bengal |
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Domestic Cat |
Margay |
Bristol |
The Bristol was not developed and hybrids were apparently absorbed into the Bengal breed. |
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Domestic Cat |
Jungle cat (F chaus) |
Chausie, Jungle Curl |
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Domestic Cat |
Geoffroy's cat (F Geoffroyii) |
Safari |
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Domestic Cat |
Bobcat (F rufus) |
Legend Cat, American Lynx, Desert Lynx, Pixie-Bob |
Possibly also the American Bobtail |
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Domestic Cat |
Serval |
Savannah |
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Domestic Cat |
Caracal |
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Moscow Zoo, 1998 |
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Domestic Cat |
Little Spotted Cat (Oncilla) |
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1950s or 1960s, Holland |
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Domestic Cat |
Blackfooted Cat (F nigripes) |
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Domestic Cat |
Rusty-Spotted Cat |
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Unconfirmed. Little is known about the Rusty-spotted cat. Doubtful that any captive hybrids bred. May hybridise with domestic cats where it lives close to villages in India. May also hybridise with F chaus. |
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Domestic Cat |
Scottish Wildcat (F silvestris grampia) |
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Mongrel Wildcats are supplanting the pure Scottish Wildcat. |
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Some of the already hybrid breeds have then been crossed with other wild species. |
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Desert Lynx (Bobcat hybrid) |
Jungle Curl (Jungle cat hybrid) |
Highland Lynx |
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Bengal |
Fishing cat (F viverrina) |
Machbagral, Viverral |
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Bengal |
Bobcat (F rufus) |
?? |
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Pixie-Bob |
Jungle Cat (F Chaus) |
Jungle Bob |
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Pixie-Bob |
Asian Leopard Cat (F bengalensis) |
Pantherette |
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Chausie |
European Wildcat (F silvestris) |
Euro-Chausie |
Not to be confused with Euro-Chaus (European Wildcat x Jungle Cat) |
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Chausie |
Bobcat (F rufus) |
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