Prionailurus kurteni is an extinct species of "Prionailurus" that inhabited China during the Middle Pleistocene.
History and naming.
"Prionailurus kurteni" was described based on a single specimen, IVPP V33075, a partial mandible with two teeth. The specimen was found in the late Middle Pleistocene locality Hualongdong Cave No. I "Homo" Site in Anhui Province, China.
The specific name "kurteni" honors paleontologist Björn Kurtén.
Description.
The holotype of "P. kurteni" is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small. 
It is described as a very small cat, comparable in size to South Asia rusty-spotted cat "(Prionailurus rubiginosus)" and African black-footed cat ("Felis nigripes)," whose head-and-body length reach at maximum 48cm (19in) and 52cm (20.5in), respectively..