Editing Proailurus (section)

==Description==
''Proailurus lemanensis'' was a compact and small animal, just a little larger than the domestic cat, weighing about 20&nbsp;lb (9&nbsp;kg). It had a long tail, large eyes and sharp claws and teeth, with similar proportions to the modern [[Viverridae|viverrids]]. Its claws would have been retractable to some extent. Like the viverrids, ''Proailurus'' was at least partially [[arboreal]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Turner, Alan |author2=Antón, Mauricio |year=1997 |title=The Big Cats and their fossil relatives |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |page=25 |isbn=978-0-231-10228-5}}</ref>

''Proailurus major'' is estimated to have been significantly larger, about 23&nbsp;kg. The p4 tooth is stronger and the m1 is less elongated than in ''P. lemanensis''.<ref name=Peigne1999/>

''Proailurus bourbonnensis'' was a smaller species, estimated to have been 7–10&nbsp;kg. Of the teeth, the p1 is wholly missing, and the m1 was slightly less elongated and the m2 less reduced than in ''P. lemanensis''.<ref name=Peigne1999/>