Serval

The serval /ˈsɜːrvəl/ (Leptailurus serval) is a middlin African wild cat. DNA studies hae shawn that the serval is closely relatit tae the African gowden cat an the caracal.^[2]

Serval
A serval in Serengeti Naitional Pairk, Tanzanie
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Faimily:	Felidae
Subfaimily:	Felinae
Genus:	Leptailurus Severtzov, 1858
Species:	L. serval
Binomial name
Leptailurus serval (Schreber, 1776)
Distribution of Serval, 2015[1]
Synonyms
Leet Felis capensis (Forster, 1781) F. galeopardus (Desmarest, 1820) F. ogilbyi (Schinz, 1844) F. serval (Schreber, 1776) F. servalinus (Ogilby, 1839) F. algiricus (J. B. Fischer, 1829) F. senegalensis (Lesson, 1839)