Felidae

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Felidae

In English, felines, or cats. This family contains:

Subfamily Felinae - cats again

Genus Felis - small cats

Species Catus

Subspecies Domesticus (house cat or domestic cat)

Species Silvestris (wood cat)

Species Lybica (desert cat)

Species Margarita (sand-dune cat)

Species Chaus (papyrus cat)

Species Manul

Species Bengalensis (far-eastern cat)

Species Viverrinus (fish cat)

Species Serval

Species Nigripes (black-legged cat)

Species Caracal

Species Lynx

Species Rufus (red lynx)

Species Pardalis

Species Pardinoides

Species Yagouaroundi

Species Colocolo (pampas cat)

Species Jacobita

Species Concolor (puma, or mountain lion, or catamount)

Genus Neofelis - medium-sized cats

Species Nebulosa

Genus Panthera - big cats (note: panther: is actually a black leopard)

Species Leo (lion)

Species Tigris (tiger)

Species Pardus (leopard)

Species Onca (jaguar)

Species Uncia (snow leopard)

Subfamily Acinonyx - strange cats

Species Jubatus