Felidae
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Felidae is a family of mammals, in the order Carnivora. Animals that belong to Felidae are called felines.
A example of a feline is the cat. More examples of felines are the big cats - the lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, clouded leopard, puma, and cheetah - and other wild cats, for example the lynx, caracal, and bobcat. All felines, also the small pet cat, are predators that can hunt many animals.
There are 37 species of felines in the world today. The tiger is largest member of the Felidae family found in nature, aside from the Liger, a Lion/Tiger mix.
[change] Taxonomy
- Subfamily Felinae
- Genus Acinonyx
- Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
- Genus Caracal
- Caracal, Caracal caracal
- Genus Catopuma
- Bay Cat, Catopuma badia
- Asian Golden Cat, Catopuma temminckii
- Genus Felis
- Chinese Mountain Cat, Felis bieti
- Jungle Cat, Felis chaus
- Pallas' Cat / Manul, Felis manul
- Sand Cat, Felis margarita
- Black-footed Cat, Felis nigripes
- Wildcat, Felis silvestris
- Domestic cat, Felis silvestris catus
- Genus Leopardus
- Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus
- Colocolo, Leopardus colocolo
- Pampas Cat, Leopardus pajeros
- Geoffroy's Cat, Leopardus geoffroyi
- Kodkod, Leopardus guigna
- Andean Mountain Cat, Leopardus jacobitus
- Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
- Oncilla, Leopardus tigrinus
- Margay, Leopardus wiedii
- Genus Leptailurus
- Serval, Leptailurus serval
- Genus Lynx
- Canada Lynx, Lynx canadensis
- Eurasian Lynx, Lynx lynx
- Iberian Lynx, Lynx pardinus
- Bobcat, Lynx rufus
- Genus Pardofelis
- Marbled Cat, Pardofelis marmorata
- Genus Prionailurus
- Leopard Cat, Prionailurus bengalensis
- Iriomote Cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis
- Flat-headed Cat, Prionailurus planiceps
- Rusty-spotted Cat, Prionailurus rubiginosus
- Fishing Cat, Prionailurus viverrinus
- Genus Profelis
- African Golden Cat, Profelis aurata
- Genus Puma
- Puma, Puma concolor
- Genus Acinonyx
- Subfamily Pantherinae
- Genus Neofelis
- Clouded Leopard, Neofelis nebulosa
- Bornean Clouded Leopard, Neofelis diardi
- Genus Panthera
- Genus Uncia
- Snow Leopard, Uncia uncia
- Genus Neofelis
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