Felis serval Schreber, 1776. Saugethiere, 3: pl. 108 (text 3:407, 1777).
TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope.
DISTRIBUTION: S.E. Morocco; Algeria; Subsaharan Africa.
PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Felidae and U.S. ESA - Endangered as F. s. constantina subspecies only.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301412007001025001.