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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 |
References:
ITIS No. 180580
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.
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