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Panthera

Panthera

Tiger, Panthera tigris

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Felidae
Genus:	Panthera

Species

Lion, P. leo
Tiger, P. tigris
Leopard, P. pardus
Jaguar, P. onca

Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae (cats), composed of four species - the tiger, the lion, the leopard and the jaguar. The genus comprises most of the big cats.

Only these four cats have the anatomical changes enabling them to roar, due to a modification to shape of their hyoid bone.

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