Figure 1: Phylogeny of the Felis lineage of small cats. | Scientific Reports

Figure 1: Phylogeny of the Felis lineage of small cats.

From: Early-Onset Progressive Retinal Atrophy Associated with an IQCB1 Variant in African Black-Footed Cats (Felis nigripes)

Figure 1

(a) Image of a young black-footed cat (Felis nigripes). Courtesy of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH. (b) This felid phylogeny suggests that the black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) had a common ancestor with the domestic cat (Felis catus) approximately 3 million years ago. Adapted from Li et al.17.

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