Prionailurus planiceps (Vigors and Horsfield 1827)

[Felis] planiceps Vigors and Horsfield 1827, Zool. J., 3: 449.

Type Locality: " Sumatra " [Indonesia].

Vernacular Names: Flat-headed Cat.

Distribution: Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan), Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) listed this taxon as incertae sedis, but placed it with Felis viverrina . Grouped with Prionailurus by Weigel (1961), Hemmer (1978), Kratochvíl (1982 c), Groves (1982 a), Johnson and O'Brien (1997), Bininda-Emonds et al. (1999), and Mattern and McLennan (2000).