| Felis |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Chordata
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| Class: |
Mammalia
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| Order: |
Carnivora
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| Family: |
Felidae
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| Subfamily: |
Felinae
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| Genus: |
Felis
Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species |
- Felis chaus
- Felis manul
- Felis margarita
- Felis nigripes
- Felis silvestris (now includes Felis bieti)
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Felis is a genus of cats in the family Felidae.
The genus is composed of these species:
- Chinese Mountain Cat, Felis bieti
- Jungle Cat, Felis chaus
- Pallas's Cat, Felis manul
- Sand Cat, Felis margarita
- Black-footed Cat, Felis nigripes
- Wildcat, Felis silvestris
- Domestic Cat, Felis silvestris catus, also known as Felis catus
However, the understanding of Felidae phylogenetic relationships is changing rapidly. These are a few of the species that were, until recently, considered to be a part of this genus:
- Caracal, Caracal caracal
- Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
- Margay, Leopardus wiedii
- Cougar, Puma concolor
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Extant species of family Felidae |
| Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Feliformia |
| Felinae |
| Felis |
Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti) · Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) · Pallas's Cat (Felis manul) · Sand Cat (Felis margarita) · Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes) · Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) |
| Prionailurus |
Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) · Iriomote Cat (Prionailurus iriomotensis) · Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps) · Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) · Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) |
| Puma |
Cougar (Puma concolor) · Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) |
| Acinonyx |
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) |
| Lynx |
Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis) · Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) · Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) · Bobcat (Lynx rufus) |
| Leopardus |
Pantanal (Leopardus braccatus) · Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo) · Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) · Kodkod (Leopardus guigna) · Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobitus) · Pampas Cat (Leopardus pajeros) · Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) · Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) · Margay (Leopardus wiedii) |
| Leptailurus |
Serval (Leptailurus serval) |
| Caracal |
Caracal (Caracal caracal) |
| Profelis |
African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata) |
| Catopuma |
Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) · Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) |
| Pardofelis |
Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata) | |
| Pantherinae |
| Neofelis |
Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) · Bornean Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi) |
| Panthera |
Lion (Panthera leo) · Jaguar (Panthera onca) · Leopard (Panthera pardus) · Tiger (Panthera tigris) |
| Uncia |
Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) | |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Felis". Image Credit.
