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Panthera Lineage2

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Genus

Neofelis

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Leopard Cat Lineage2

Domestic Cat Lineage2

Genus

Felis

Genus

Otocolobus

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Genus

Panthera

Genus

Prionailurus

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Puma Lineage2

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Genus

Acinonyx

Genus

Herpailurus

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Genus

Puma

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Bay Cat Lineage2

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Genus

Pardofelis

Genus

Catopuma

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Lynx Lineage2

Genus

Lynx

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Ocelot Lineage2

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Genus

Leopardus

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Caracal

Lineage2

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Genus

Leptailurus

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Genus

Caracal

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1From Order Carnivora: THE CARNIVORES EXPLAINED, n.d.

2"Lineage" is not a taxonomic unit, it is a means to group closely related species in evolutionary order.

All subspecies sections are quoted from Kitchener et al. (2017).


References

Hast, M. H. (1989). The larynx of roaring and non-roaring cats. Journal of Anatomy, 163, 117–121. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1256521/pdf/janat00047-0118.pdf

Kitchener A. C., Breitenmoser-Würsten Ch., Eizirik E., Gentry A., Werdelin L., Wilting A., Yamaguchi N., Abramov A. V., Christiansen P., Driscoll C., Duckworth J. W., Johnson W., Luo S.-J., Meijaard E., O’Donoghue P., Sanderson J., Seymour K., Bruford M., Groves C., Hoffmann M., Nowell K., Timmons Z. & Tobe S. 2017. A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. Cat News Special Issue 11, 80 pp. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/32616/A_revised_Felidae_Taxonomy_CatNews.pdf

Order Carnivora: THE CARNIVORES EXPLAINED. (n.d.). Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://untamedscience.com/order/carnivora/

Species

Felis bieti

(Chinese steppe cat, Chinese mountain cat, Chinese desert cat)

Species

Felis catus

(Domestic cat, feral cat)

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Subspecies

F. l. lybica

F. l. cafra

F. l. ornata

Species

Felis lybica

(African wildcat, Indian desert cat)

Species

Felis sylvestris

(European wildcat, Caucasian wildcat)

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Subspecies

F. s. sylestris

F. s. caucasica

Species

Felis margarita

(Sand cat)

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Subspecies

F. m. margarita

F. m. thinobia

Species

Felis nigripes

(Black-footed cat)

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Subspecies

F. c. chaus

F. c. affinis

F. c. fulvidina

Species

Felis chaus

(Jungle cat, swamp cat)

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Subspecies

O. m. manul

O. m. nigripectus

Species

Otocolobus manul

(Pallas's cat, manul)

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Subspecies

P. j. javanensis

P. j. sumatranus

Species

Prionailurus javanensis

(Sunda leopard cat)

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Species

Prionailurus bengalensis

(Mainland leopard cat)

Subspecies

P. r. rubiginosus

P. r. phillipsi

P. r. koladivius

Subspecies

P. v. viverrinus

P. v. rhizophoreus

Subspecies

P. b. bengalensis

P. b. euptilurus

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Species

Prionailurus viverrinus

(Fishing cat)

Species

Prionailurus planiceps

(Flat-headed cat)

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Species

Prionailurus rubiginosus

(Rusty-spotted cat)

Subspecies

A. j. jubatus

A. j. venaticus


A. j. hecki


A. j. soemmeringii

Species

Acinonyx jubatus

(Cheetah)

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Species

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

(Jaguarundi)

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Subspecies

P. c. concolor


P. c. couguar

Species

Puma concolor

(Puma, cougar, mountain lion)

Species

Pardofelis marmorata

(Marbled cat)

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Subspecies

P. m. marmorata

P. m. longicaudata

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Species

Catopuma temminckii

(Asiatic golden cat)

Subspecies

C. t. temminckii


C. t. moormensis

Species

Catopuma badia

(Bay cat, Borneo bay cat)

Species

Lynx pardinus

(Iberian lynx)

Subspecies

L. l. lynx

L. l. balcanicus

L. l. carpathicus

L. l. dinniki

L. l. isabellinus

L. l. wrangeli

Species

Lynx lynx

(Eurasian lynx)

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Species

Lynx canadensis

(Canada lynx)

Subspecies

L. r. rufus

L. r. fasciatus

Species

Lynx rufus

(Bobcat)

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Species

Leopardus wiedii

(Margay)

Species

Leopardus jacobita

(Andean mountain cat)

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Species

Leopardus pardalis

(Ocelot)

Subspecies

L. p. pardalis

L. p. mitis

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Subspecies

L. w. wiedii

L. w. vigens

L. w. glauculus

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Species

Leopardus colocola

(Pampas cat)

Subspecies

L. c. colocola

L. c. wolffsohni

L. c. pajeros

L. c. budini

L. c. garleppi

L. c. braccatus

L. c. munoai

Species

Leopardus guttulus

(Southern tigrina)

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Species

Leopardus tigrinus

(Northern tigrina, oncilla)

Subspecies

L. t. tigrinus

L. t. oncilla

Species

Leopardus guigna

(Guiña, kod-kod)

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Species

Leopardus geoffroyi

(Geoffroy's cat)

Subspecies

L. g. guigna

L. g. tigrillo

Species

Leptailurus serval

(Serval)

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Subspecies

L. s. serval

L. s. constantina

L. s. lipostictus

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Species

Caracal aurata

(African golden cat)

Subspecies

C. a. aurata


C. a. celidogaster

Species

Caracal caracal

(Caracal)

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Subspecies

C. c. caracal

C. c. nubicus

C. c. schmitzi

Species

Neofelis diardi

(Sunda clouded leopard)

Species

Neofelis nebulosa

(Mainland clouded leopard)

Subspecies

N. d. diardi

N. d. borneensis

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Subspecies

P. t. tigris

P. t. sondaica

Species

Panthera tigris

(Tiger)

Species

Panthera uncia

(Snow leopard)

Subspecies

P. p. pardus

P. p. tulliana

P. p. fusca

P. p. kotiya

P. p. delacouri

P. p. orientalis

P. p. melas

P. p. nimr

Species

Panthera pardus

(Leopard)

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Species

Panthera onca

(Jaguar)

Subspecies

P. l. leo

P. l. melanochaita

Species

Panthera leo

(Lion)

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Ability to roar

but not purr

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Tap here to see what other Families are in the suborder Feliforia

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Taxonomy of Cats

From the Cat Classification Task Force (CCTF) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Cat Specialist Group, a component of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the IUCN; 2017

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

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Suborder

Caniformia

Suborder

Feliformia

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Family

Felidae

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Subfamily

Pantherinae

Subfamily

Felinae


This is a general rule of thumb. The larynx of Panthe­rinae has long, fleshy, elasticated vocal folds that resonate to produce a roar; however, the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is the exception as it cannot roar due to their vocal folds having less mass and being shorter than that of the other Pantherinae (Hast, 1989, p. 119). Felinae have simpler vocal folds that only allow purring.

Families1

• Canidae (Dogs—37 species)

• Ursidae (Bears—8 species)

• Ailuridae (Red Panda)

• Mephitidae (Skunks—10 species)

• Mustelidae (Ferrets, Weasels, Martens, Badgers, Wolverines, Minks, and Otters—55 species)

• Procyonidae (Raccoons—19 species)

• Odobenidae (Walrus)

• Otariidae (Sea lions, Eared Seals and Fur Seals—14 species)

• Phocidae (True Seals—19 species)

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Other Families1

• Prinonodontidae (Asiatic Linsangs)

• Viverroideae (Civets—35 species)

• Hyaenidae (Hyenas and Aardwolf—4 species)

• Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivores—8 species)

• Herpestidae (Mongooses—33 species)

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