Felidae
Also known as: Cat, Cats, Chats, Famîleya pisîkan, Fauves, Felidi, Felids, Felines
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Felidae |
| Published in | Mém. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscow vol.5 p.372 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 38 |
| Species records held | 204 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 596 |
| GBIF key | 9703 |
Genera in Felidae
- Felis — 72 species: Felis antediluviana, Felis aphanista, Felis arundivaza, Felis atrox, Felis attica, Felis bieti, Felis borealis, Felis cafra
- Leopardus — 16 species: Leopardus braccatus, Leopardus colocolo, Leopardus ellioti, Leopardus geoffroyi, Leopardus guigna, Leopardus guttulus, Leopardus hernandesii, Leopardus jacobitus
- Machairodus — 16 species: Machairodus africanus, Machairodus catocopis, Machairodus coloradensis, Machairodus giganteus, Machairodus hesperus, Machairodus irtyschensis, Machairodus ischimicus, Machairodus kabir
- Panthera — 14 species: Panthera antiquorum, Panthera balamoides, Panthera blytheae, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Panthera hanensis, Panthera leo, African Lion, Panthera onca
- Pseudaelurus — 13 species: Pseudaelurus aeluroides, Pseudaelurus africanus, Pseudaelurus cuspidatus, Pseudaelurus guangheensis, Pseudaelurus hibbardi, Pseudaelurus lorteti, Pseudaelurus marshi, Pseudaelurus pedionomus
- Lynx — 10 species: Lynx canadensis, Lynx fasciatus, Lynx lynx, Lynx pardella, Lynx pardinus, Lynx rufus, Lynx spelaea, Lynx stouti
- Acinonyx — 7 species: Acinonyx aicha, Acinonyx guttatus, Acinonyx hecki, Acinonyx jubatus, Acinonyx pardinensis, Acinonyx raddei, Acinonyx venator
- Megantereon — 7 species: Megantereon eurynodon, Megantereon falconeri, Megantereon gracilis, Megantereon inexpectatus, Megantereon megantereon, Megantereon nihowanensis, Megantereon whitei
- Prionailurus — 5 species: Prionailurus bengalensis, Prionailurus iriomotensis, Prionailurus planiceps, Prionailurus rubiginosus, Prionailurus viverrinus
- Smilodon — 5 species: Smilodon crenatus, Smilodon crucians, Smilodon gracilis, Smilodon laevis, Smilodon populator
- Amphimachairodus — 4 species: Amphimachairodus alvarezi, Amphimachairodus giganteus, Amphimachairodus hezhengensis, Amphimachairodus horribilis
- Homotherium — 4 species: Homotherium latidens, Homotherium sainzelli, Homotherium ultimum, Homotherium venezuelensis
- Caracal — 2 species: Caracal caracal, Caracal melanotis
- Catopuma — 2 species: Catopuma badia, Catopuma temminckii
- Diamantofelis — 2 species: Diamantofelis ferox, Diamantofelis minor
- Metailurus — 2 species: Metailurus minor, Metailurus parvulus
- Neofelis — 2 species: Neofelis diardi, Neofelis nebulosa
- Proailurus — 2 species: Proailurus lemanensis, Proailurus medius
- Puma — 2 species: Puma concolor, Puma yagouaroundi
- Adelphailurus — 1 species: Adelphailurus kansensis
- Archaelurus — 1 species: Archaelurus debilis
- Dinofelis — 1 species: Dinofelis abeli
- Katifelis — 1 species: Katifelis nightingalei
- Leptailurus — 1 species: Leptailurus serval
- Lokotunjailurus — 1 species:
- Longchuansmilus — 1 species:
- Nimravides — 1 species:
- Pardofelis — 1 species:
- Pratifelis — 1 species:
- Profelis — 1 species:
- Rhizosmilodon — 1 species:
- Sivapanthera — 1 species:
- Styriofelis — 1 species:
- Uncia — 1 species:
- Xenosmilus — 1 species:
- Yoshi — 1 species:
- Drepanodon
- Paramachaerodus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.