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Felinae is a subfamily of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Felidae
Felidae

Felidae is the family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the most strictly Carnivore of the sixteen mammal families in the order Carnivora....
 which includes the genera and species listed below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the Cougar and Cheetah
Cheetah

The cheetah is an atypical member of the cat family that is unique in its speed, while lacking climbing abilities. Therefore it is placed in its own genus, Acinonyx....
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Felinae is a subfamily of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Felidae
Felidae

Felidae is the family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the most strictly Carnivore of the sixteen mammal families in the order Carnivora....
 which includes the genera and species listed below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the Cougar and Cheetah
Cheetah

The cheetah is an atypical member of the cat family that is unique in its speed, while lacking climbing abilities. Therefore it is placed in its own genus, Acinonyx....
. The earliest records of the Felinae are ascribed Felis attica from the late Miocene
Miocene

The Miocene is a Geologic time scale of the Neogene period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.33 million years before the present. As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the start and end are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are uncertain....
 (9 Ma) of western Eurasia
Eurasia

Eurasia is a large landmass covering about 53,990,000 km? or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface . Often considered a single continent, Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia, concepts which date back to classical antiquity and the borders for which are somewhat arbitrary....
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  • Genus Acinonyx
    Acinonyx

    Acinonyx is a genus of mammals from the family Felidae. It is currently distributed in Africa and Asia, but used to be present in Europe too....
    • Cheetah
      Cheetah

      The cheetah is an atypical member of the cat family that is unique in its speed, while lacking climbing abilities. Therefore it is placed in its own genus, Acinonyx....
       (Acinonyx jubatus)
  • Genus Caracal
    Caracal

    The Caracal , also called Persian Lynx or African Lynx, is a fiercely territorial medium-sized Felidae. The Caracal takes its name from its black ears....
    • Caracal
      Caracal

      The Caracal , also called Persian Lynx or African Lynx, is a fiercely territorial medium-sized Felidae. The Caracal takes its name from its black ears....
       (Caracal caracal)
  • Genus Catopuma
    Catopuma

    Catopuma is the genus of two small Asian felines, the Bay Cat and the Asian Golden Cat. Recent genetic research ) has shown that this genus should be merged with the genus Pardofelis....
    • Bay Cat
      Bay Cat

      The Bay Cat is also known as Bornean Cat, Bornean Red Cat, Bornean Marbled Cat, Borneo-katze, Chat Bai, Gato Rojo de Borneo, Kucing Kalimantan, Kucing Merahor or Bornean Bay Cat, and it is endemic to the island of Borneo....
       (Catopuma badia)
    • Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii)
  • Genus Felis
    Felis

    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...
    • Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti)
    • Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
    • Jungle Cat
      Jungle Cat

      File:FelisChausMunsiari1.jpgThe jungle cat , also called the swamp lynx , is a medium-small cat, but is now considered the largest remaining species of the wild cat genus Felis....
       (Felis chaus)
    • Pallas's Cat (Felis manul)
    • Sand Cat
      Sand Cat

      The Sand Cat is a small wild Felinae distributed over African and Asian deserts. The name "desert cat" is reserved for a subspecies of the true wildcat, but it would be appropriate for this species....
       (Felis margarita)
    • Black-footed Cat
      Black-footed Cat

      The black-footed cat is a small wild Felidae distributed over South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and marginally into Zimbabwe. The Habitat s of this cat species are arid semi-desert and savannah, like the Karoo and parts of the highveld, but it is only sparsely distributed in the Kalahari Desert....
       (Felis nigripes)
    • Wildcat
      Wildcat

      Wildcat is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.Wildcat may also refer to members of the genus Lynx:...
       (Felis silvestris)
  • Genus Leopardus
    Leopardus

    The genus Leopardus consists of small spotted Felidaes mostly native to Central and South America. Very few range into the southern United States....
    • Pantanal Cat
      Pantanal Cat

      The Pantanal Cat is a small Felidae of Brazil and northern Argentina. Until recently it was considered a subspecies of the Colocolo....
       (Leopardus braccatus)
    • Colocolo
      Colocolo

      Colocolo may refer to:*Colocolo , a Mapuche tribal chief.*Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team.*Colo Colo creature of the Mapuche mythology.*Monito del Monte, a South American marsupial also known as Colocolo in Chile....
       (Leopardus colocolo)
    • Geoffroy's Cat
      Geoffroy's Cat

      Geoffroy's Cat is probably the most common wild Felidae in South America. It is about the size of a domestic cat. Its fur has black spots, but the background color varies from region to region; in the north, a brownish yellow coat is most common....
       (Leopardus geoffroyi)
    • Kodkod
      Kodkod

      The Kodkod , alternatively spelled Codcod and also known as the Gui?a, is the smallest felidae in the Americas. It is found only in Central and South Chile and Argentina, in the Andes Mountains....
       (Leopardus guigna)
    • Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobitus)
    • Pampas Cat
      Pampas Cat

      The Colocolo is a small striped cat native to the western central South America, ranging from Ecuador and Chile across the Andes Mountains into Argentina and some neighbouring countries....
       (Leopardus pajeros)
    • Ocelot
      Ocelot

      The Ocelot , also known as the Painted Leopard, McKenney's Wildcat, Jaguatirica or Manigordo is a wild Felidae distributed over South America and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean....
       (Leopardus pardalis)
    • Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
    • Margay
      Margay

      The Margay is a spotted felidae native to Central America and South America. Named for Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, it is a solitary and nocturnal animal that prefers remote sections of the rainforest....
       (Leopardus wiedii)
  • Genus Leptailurus
    • Serval
      Serval

      The Serval is a medium-sized African wild Felidae. It is closely related to the African Golden Cat and the Caracal. The length is 85 cm , plus 40 cm of tail, and the shoulder height is about 53 cm ....
       (Leptailurus serval)
  • Genus Lynx
    Lynx

    A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild Felidae. All are members of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify felids at present, and some authorities classify them as part of the genus Felis....
    • Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
    • Eurasian Lynx
      Eurasian Lynx

      The Eurasian lynx is a medium-sized Felidae native to European and Siberian forests, where it is one of the predators. The Eurasian lynx is the biggest of the lynxes, ranging in length from 80 to 130 cm and standing about 70 cm at the shoulder....
       (Lynx lynx)
    • Iberian Lynx
      Iberian Lynx

      The Iberian lynx , sometimes referred to as the Spanish lynx, is a critically endangered feline mammal native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe, being the...
       (Lynx pardinus)
    • Bobcat
      Bobcat

      The Bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern east Mexico, including most of the continental United States....
       (Lynx rufus)
  • Genus Pardofelis
    • Marbled Cat
      Marbled Cat

      The Marbled Cat is similar in size to the Domestic Cat, with a longer, more thickly furred tail, an indicator of an arboreal life-style, where the tail is used as a counterbalance....
       (Pardofelis marmorata)
  • Genus Prionailurus
    Prionailurus

    Prionailurus is a genus comprising a number of species of Asian small cats. Cats usually considered to be members of this genus are:* Leopard Cat, Prionailurus bengalensis...
    • Leopard Cat
      Leopard Cat

      The Leopard Cat is a small Felidae of Southeast Asia....
       (Prionailurus bengalensis)
    • Iriomote Cat
      Iriomote cat

      The Iriomote cat , is a wild Felidae about the size of a domestic cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It is considered a "living fossil" by many biologists because it has not changed much from its primitive form....
       (Prionailurus iriomotensis)
    • Flat-headed Cat
      Flat-headed Cat

      The Flat-headed Cat is a small wild felidae from forested areas, mainly near water, in Peninsular Thailand, Malaysia , Brunei, and Indonesia . It is considered Vulnerable species by IUCN due to habitat loss and pollution....
       (Prionailurus planiceps)
    • Rusty-spotted Cat
      Rusty-spotted Cat

      The Rusty-spotted Cat is a very small wild felidae of southern India and Sri Lanka. It is 35-48 cm in length, plus 15-25 cm tail, weighing in at only approximately 1.5 kg ....
       (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
    • Fishing Cat
      Fishing Cat

      The Fishing Cat is a medium-sized felidae whose disjunct global range extends from eastern Pakistan through portions of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, throughout Bangladesh and Mainland Southeast Asia to Sumatra and Java....
       (Prionailurus viverrinus)
  • Genus Profelis
    • African Golden Cat
      African Golden Cat

      The African Golden Cat is a medium-sized wild Felidae distributed over the rainforests of West Africa and Central Africa. It is about 80 cm long, and has a tail of about 30 cm in length....
       (Profelis aurata)
  • Genus Puma
    Puma (genus)

    Puma is a Felidae genus that contains the Cougar and the Jaguarundi.References...
    • Cougar (Puma concolor)
    • Jaguarundi
      Jaguarundi

      The jaguarundi is a medium-sized wild felidae that ranges from southern Texas in the United States south to South America. The average length is 65 cm with 45 cm of tail and a weight of about 6 kg ....
       (Puma yagouaroundi)