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Pantherinae is the subfamily of the family 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 Panthera
Panthera

Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae , which contains four well-known living species: the Tiger, the Lion, the Jaguar, and the Leopard....
, Uncia and Neofelis
Neofelis

The genus Neofelis contains two species, the Clouded Leopard and the Bornean Clouded Leopard . The latter was only elevated by biologists to the rank of species in 2006; it was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Clouded Leopard....
. The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae
Felinae

Felinae is a subfamily of the Family Felidae 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....
 has been ranked between six and ten Ma. Recent DNA evidence suggests Uncia uncia or the Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard

The snow leopard , sometimes known as "ounce," is a moderately large Felidae native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. The classification of this species has been subject to change and its exact taxonomy position is still unclear....
 is basal to the entire Pantherinae
Pantherinae

Pantherinae is the subfamily of the family Felidae which includes the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis. The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae has been ranked between six and ten Mega-annum....
 and should be renamed Panthera uncia. There is also evidence of distinct markers for the mitochondrial genome for 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....
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Pantherinae is the subfamily of the family 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 Panthera
Panthera

Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae , which contains four well-known living species: the Tiger, the Lion, the Jaguar, and the Leopard....
, Uncia and Neofelis
Neofelis

The genus Neofelis contains two species, the Clouded Leopard and the Bornean Clouded Leopard . The latter was only elevated by biologists to the rank of species in 2006; it was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Clouded Leopard....
. The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae
Felinae

Felinae is a subfamily of the Family Felidae 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....
 has been ranked between six and ten Ma. Recent DNA evidence suggests Uncia uncia or the Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard

The snow leopard , sometimes known as "ounce," is a moderately large Felidae native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. The classification of this species has been subject to change and its exact taxonomy position is still unclear....
 is basal to the entire Pantherinae
Pantherinae

Pantherinae is the subfamily of the family Felidae which includes the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis. The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae has been ranked between six and ten Mega-annum....
 and should be renamed Panthera uncia. There is also evidence of distinct markers for the mitochondrial genome for 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....
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Species

  • Subfamily Pantherinae
    • Genus Panthera
      Panthera

      Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae , which contains four well-known living species: the Tiger, the Lion, the Jaguar, and the Leopard....
      • Lion
        Lion

        The lion is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger....
         (P. leo)
      • Jaguar
        Jaguar

        The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a New World Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger, lion, and leopard of the Old World....
         (P. onca)
      • Leopard
        Leopard

        The leopard is a member of the Felidae biological family and the smallest of the four "Panthera" in the genus Panthera; the other three are the tiger, lion and jaguar....
         (P. pardus)
      • Tiger
        Tiger

        The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an Carnivore#Obligate carnivores....
         (P. tigris)
    • Genus Neofelis
      Neofelis

      The genus Neofelis contains two species, the Clouded Leopard and the Bornean Clouded Leopard . The latter was only elevated by biologists to the rank of species in 2006; it was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Clouded Leopard....
      • Clouded Leopard
        Clouded Leopard

        The Clouded Leopard is a medium-sized felidae, 55 to 110 cm long and weighing between 15 and 23 kilograms . It has a tan or tawny coat, and is distinctively marked with large, irregularly-shaped, dark-edged ellipses which are said to be shaped like clouds, hence both its common and original scientific name....
         (N. nebulosa)
      • Bornean Clouded Leopard
        Bornean Clouded Leopard

        The Bornean Clouded Leopard is a medium-sized wild felidae found on Borneo, Sumatra and the Batu Islands in the Malay Archipelago and publicised under that name by the World Wide Fund for Nature on March 14, 2007....
         (N. diardi)
    • Genus Uncia
      • Snow Leopard
        Snow Leopard

        The snow leopard , sometimes known as "ounce," is a moderately large Felidae native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. The classification of this species has been subject to change and its exact taxonomy position is still unclear....
         (U. uncia) or (P. Uncia)