hybrid-names

NAMING HYBRID BIG CATS

KNOWN/ATTEMPTED HYBRIDS
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.
Father	Mother	Offspring	Notes
Lion	Tiger	Liger	Tawny, golden and white forms.
Tiger	Lion	Tigon (tion, tigron, tiglon)	Tawny, golden and white forms.
Lion	Liger	Li-liger	More lion-like (75% lion, 25% tiger).
Lion	Tigon	Li-tigon	More lion-like (75% lion, 25% tiger).
Tiger	Liger	Ti-liger (tig-liger)	More tiger-like (75% tiger, 25% lion).
Tiger	Tigon	Ti-tigon	More tiger-like (75% tiger, 25% lion).
Jaguar	Leopard	Jagulep (jagleop)	Chicago, America. Spots and rosettes.
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.
Jaguar	Lion	Jaglion (Jaguon)	Specimen displayed at Tring, England is probably lijagulep not jaglion
Lion	Jagulep (Jagleop)	Lijagulep (Lijagleop)	Chicago, America. Later exhibited as the Congolese Spotted Lion. Displayed at Rothschild Museum, Tring as "jaguar x lion hybrid".
Caracal	Serval	Caraval	No precise parent details for caraval, bred for pet market.
Serval	Caracal	Servical	Los Angeles Zoo, America (accidental). Also bred as pets.
Leopard	Lion	Leopon (Lepon)	Several litters bred in Japan.
Lion	Leopard	Liard (Lipard) or "reverse leopon"	Italy and Austria, resembled leopon.
Tiger	Leopard	Tigard	Aborted/stillborn offspring.
Puma	Leopard	Pumapard	Several litters, Hamburg, Germany.
Margay	Ocelot	Marlot (Ocegay also suggested)	USA
Ocelot	Bobcat	Ocebob (Bobelot, Ocelynx also suggested)	Texas, USA 1960s/1070s
Oncilla	Margay	-	Attempts in 1950s/1960s by pet cat breeder Mm Falken-Rohlre
Margay	Oncilla
HYPOTHETICAL/UNCONFIRMED HYBRIDS
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.
Father	Mother	Offspring	Notes
Tiger	Jaguar	Tiguar
Lion	Tiguar	Li-Tiguar
Tiger	Tiguar	Ti-Tiguar
Jaguar	Tiguar	Jag-Tiguar
Tiger	Jagulep	Ti-Jagulep
Leopard	Tiger	Leotig, Leopger	See "Dogla". Leopger was used interchangeably with Tigard for a skin in Bangkok mis-identified that of a hybrid.
Lion	Jaguar	Liguar
Lion	Liguar	Li-Liguar
Tiger	Liguar	Ti-Liguar
Jaguar	Liguar	Jag-Liguar
Lion	Jaglion (Jaguon)	Li-Jaglion, (Li-Jaguon)
Tiger	Jaglion (Jaguon)	Ti-Jaglion (Ti-Jaguon)
Jaguar	Jaglion (Jaguon)	Jag-Jaguon
Leopard	Cheetah	Leotah, Leopatah or Leocheet
Cheetah	Leopard	Cheetapard (Cheetard) or Cheetalep
Serval	Cheetah	Serveetah
Jaguar	Lynx	Jynx	This is taking the mickey I think!

HYBRID DOMESTIC CATS
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.
Parent 1	Parent 2	Offspring (if named)	Additional Notes
European Wildcat (F silvestris)	Jungle cats (F chaus)	Euro-Chaus	Not to be confused with Euro-Chausie below!
Jungle Cat (F chaus)	Bobcat (F rufus) (alleged)	Jungle Lynx.	Bobcat ancestry disproved by genetic testing.
Domestic Cat	Asian Leopard Cat (F bengalensis)	Bengal	Bengal has been used in developing the Toyger and the Serengeti.
Domestic Cat	Asian Leopard Cat (F bengalensis) Amur subspecies	Ussuri	(Unconfirmed)
Domestic Cat	Margay	Bristol	The Bristol was not developed and hybrids were absorbed into the Bengal breed.
Domestic Cat	Ocelot	(unnamed)	Accidental mating (male ocelot, female domestic) in 2007. Repeated in 2008 to confirm sire's identity.
Domestic Cat	Jungle cat (F chaus)	Chausie, Jungle Curl, Stone Cougar
Domestic Cat	Jaguarundi	Jaguarundi Curl (alleged), Mandalan Jaguar (proposed)	No confirmed hybrids of these cats (2013)
Domestic Cat	Geoffroy's cat (F Geoffroyii)	Safari	Pre-dates the Bengal, there is renewed interest in this hybrid.
Domestic Cat	Bobcat (F rufus) (alleged)	Anecdotally the Legend Cat, American Lynx, Desert Lynx, Alpine Lynx, Highland Lynx, American Bobtail and Pixie-Bob (genetic analysis disproved Bobcat ancestry).
Domestic Cat	Northern Lynx	-	Circumstantial evidence only (pre-dated DNA testing).
Domestic Cat	Serval	Savannah, Ashera (possibly also Habari)	Domestic parent may be Bengal
Domestic Cat	Caracal	Caracat (USA hybrids)	Moscow Zoo, 1998 (female caracal, feral tomcat). USA 2007, male caracal, female Abyssinian
Domestic Cat	Little Spotted Cat (Tiger Cat/Oncilla)	-	Holland, 1964 - 1966; 7 kittens born (2 litters). Only 3 female hybrids survived; all were sterile.
Domestic Cat	Blackfooted Cat (F nigripes)	-
Domestic Cat	Rusty-Spotted Cat	-	Unconfirmed. Little is known about the Rusty-spotted cat or its habits. Range overlaps with domestic cats - may interbreed naturally.
Domestic Cat	Sand Cat	-	Anecdotal historical accounts. Proven hybrids born 2013 in captivity. Sand Cat range overlaps with domestic cats - may interbreed naturally.
Domestic Cat	African Wildcat (F silvestris lybica)	-	Mongrel wildcats are supplanting the pure African Wildcat in its native habitat.
Domestic Cat	Scottish Wildcat (F silvestris grampia)	-	Mongrel Wildcats are supplanting the pure Scottish Wildcat.

Some of the already hybrid breeds have then been crossed with other wild species to create complex hybrids between domestic cats and multiple species of wildcat.

Parent 1	Parent 2	Offspring (if named)	Additional Notes
Bengal	Fishing cat (F viverrina)	Machbagral, Viverral, Jambi
Bengal	Serval	Savannah	(Also listed in the table above as the Bengal is a domestic cat)
Bengal	Jungle Cat (F chaus)	??
Bengal	Chausie	Jungle	Began with an accidental mating.
Bengal	Geoffroy's Cat (F geoffroyii) or Safari	??
Bengal	Canadian Lynx	??	Unconfirmed.
Bengal	Bobcat (alleged)	DNA testing has disproved all alleged Bobcat-crosses to date (2013).
Jungle Cat hybrids	Desert Lynx (domestic breed)	Highland Lynx.	DNA testing disproved Bobcat ancestry of Highland Lynx.
Pixie-Bob	Jungle Cat (F Chaus)	Jungle Bob
Hemingway/American Curl	Jungle Cat (F Chaus)	Jungle Curl
Pixie-Bob	Asian Leopard Cat (F bengalensis)	Pantherette
Chausie	European Wildcat (F silvestris silvestris)	Euro-Chausie	Not to be confused with Euro-Chaus (European Wildcat x Jungle Cat)
Chausie	Bobcat (F rufus) (alleged)	DNA testing has disproved all alleged Bobcat-crosses to date (2013).