Felinae

Taxobox
name = FelinaeMSW3 Wozencraft|pages = 532-545]
fossil_range = Late Miocene to Recent


image_caption = Jaguarundi ("Puma yagouaroundi")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Felidae
subfamilia = Felinae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Acinonyx"
"Caracal"
"Catopuma"
"Felis"
"Leopardus"
"Leptailurus"
"Lynx"
"Pardofelis"
"Prionailurus"
"Profelis"
"Puma"

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.The earliest records of the Felinae are ascribed "Felis attica" from the late Miocene (9 Ma) of western Eurasiacite journal | author = Johnson, W.E., Eizirik, E., Pecon-Slattery, J., Murphy, W.J., Antunes, A., Teeling, E. & O'Brien, S.J. | year = 2006 | url = http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/311/5757/73 | title = The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment. | journal = Science | volume = 311 | pages = 73–77 | pmid = 16400146 | doi = 10.1126/science.1122277 | format = abstract] .

* Genus "Acinonyx"
** Cheetah ("Acinonyx jubatus")
* Genus "Caracal"
** Caracal ("Caracal caracal")
* Genus "Catopuma"
** Bay Cat ("Catopuma badia")
** Asian Golden Cat ("Catopuma temminckii")
* Genus "Felis"
** Chinese Mountain Cat ("Felis bieti")
** Domestic Cat ("Felis catus")
** Jungle Cat ("Felis chaus")
** Pallas's Cat ("Felis manul")
** Sand Cat ("Felis margarita")
** Black-footed Cat ("Felis nigripes")
** Wildcat ("Felis silvestris")
* Genus "Leopardus"
** Pantanal Cat ("Leopardus braccatus")
** Colocolo ("Leopardus colocolo")
** Geoffroy's Cat ("Leopardus geoffroyi")
** Kodkod ("Leopardus guigna")
** Andean Mountain Cat ("Leopardus jacobitus")
** Pampas Cat ("Leopardus pajeros")
** Ocelot ("Leopardus pardalis")
** Oncilla ("Leopardus tigrinus")
** Margay ("Leopardus wiedii")
* Genus "Leptailurus"
** Serval ("Leptailurus serval")
* Genus "Lynx"
** Canadian Lynx ("Lynx canadensis")
** Eurasian Lynx ("Lynx lynx")
** Iberian Lynx ("Lynx pardinus")
** Bobcat ("Lynx rufus")
* Genus "Pardofelis"
** Marbled Cat ("Pardofelis marmorata")
* Genus "Prionailurus"
** Leopard Cat ("Prionailurus bengalensis")
** Iriomote Cat ("Prionailurus iriomotensis")
** Flat-headed Cat ("Prionailurus planiceps")
** Rusty-spotted Cat ("Prionailurus rubiginosus")
** Fishing Cat ("Prionailurus viverrinus")
* Genus "Profelis"
** African Golden Cat ("Profelis aurata")
* Genus "Puma"
** Cougar ("Puma concolor")
** Jaguarundi ("Puma yagouaroundi")

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