Kalmar "Felis serval" tana nufin wani nau'in kyanwar daji da aka sani da serval. Seral (Felis serval) wani katon daji ne mai matsakaicin girma wanda asalinsa ne a Afirka, musamman ana samunsa a ciyayi, savannas, da dausayi. An san shi da bayyanarsa na musamman, mai siriri jiki, dogayen ƙafafu, manyan kunnuwa, da ɗan gajeren wutsiya. Sabis ɗin yana da riga mai ɗanɗano mai baƙar fata da ratsi, wanda ke ba da kyakkyawan kamanni a mazauninsa. Kalmar "Felis" ita ce asalin sunan ƙananan kuraye, ciki har da cat na gida, kuma "serval" shine takamaiman sunan wannan nau'in cat na daji.