Felidae

Felidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae
Genera and Species
Subfamily Felinae   Caracal[?]    Caracal caracal - Caracal   Catopuma[?]    Catopuma badia - Bay cat    Catopuma temmincki - Asiatic golden cat   Felis    Felis bieti - Chinese desert cat    Felis catus - Housecat, domestic cat    Felis chaus - Papyrus cat,     Jungle cat, Swamp cat, Reed cat    Felis lybica - Desert cat    Felis margarita - Sand cat    Felis nigripes - Black-footed cat    Felis silvestris - Wood cat    Felis concolor - Puma,     mountain lion, cougar, catamount     (some biologists consider the puma       to form a genus of its own)   Herpailurus[?]    Herpailurus yaguarundi - Jaguarundi   Leptailurus[?]    Leptailurus serval - Serval   Lynx    Lynx canadensis - Canada lynx    Lynx lynx - Eurasian lynx    Lynx pardina - Spanish lynx    Lynx rufus - Bobcat (mammal)   Oncifelis[?]    Oncifelis colocolo - Pampas cat    Oncifelis geoffroyi - Geoffrey's cat    Oncifelis guigna - Kodkod   Orealurus[?]    Orealurus jocobitus - Andean cat   Otocolobus[?]    Otocolobus manul - Pallas's cat   Prionailurus[?]    Prionailurus bengalensis - Bengal cat,     Leopard cat    Prionailurus planiceps - Flat-headed cat    Prionailurus rubiginosa - Rusty-spotted cat    Prionailurus viverrinus - Fishing cat   Profelis[?]    Profelis aurata - African golden cat   Leopardus[?]    Leopardus pardalis[?] - Ocelot[?]    Leopardus tigrinus[?] - Little spotted cat    Leopardus wiedii - Margay Subfamily Pantherinae   Neofelis    Neofelis nebulosa - Clouded leopard   Panthera    Panthera leo - Lion    Panthera tigris - Tiger    Panthera pardus - Leopard    Panthera onca - Jaguar   Pardofelis[?]    Pardofelis marmorata - Marbled cat   Uncia    Uncia uncia - Snow leopard   Smilodon (Extinct)    Smilodon fatalis - Sabre-tooth cat Subfamily Acinonychinae   Acinonyx    Acinonyx jubatus - Cheetah

Felidae is a family of animals commonly referred to as "cats" or "felines". The prototypical and most familiar feline is the domestic cat, and other well-known members of the family include big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, and panthers, as well as other wild cats such as lynxes, pumas, and bobcats.

References:

• www.csew.com/fe--- (http://www.csew.com/felidtag/pages/Reports/taxon_legal.htm)
• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ht--- (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Taxonomy/wgetorg?mode=Undef&id=9681&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock)
• www.itis.usda.gov/s--- (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt)

ITIS No. 180580

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Felidae is also the title of a novel by Akif Pirincci[?] in which a cat named Joseph investigates the murders of several cats in the big city. The sequel is Felidae on the Road.