Felinae

Felines[1] Temporal range: Miocene - Holocene, 9–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Felinae Waldheim, 1817
Type genus
Felis Linnaeus, 1758
Genera
Acinonyx Caracal Catopuma Felis Leopardus Leptailurus Lynx Otocolobus Pardofelis Prionailurus Puma Dinofelis† Miracinonyx† Nimravides† Pratifelis† Pseudaelurus†
native ranges of Felinae

The Felinae are 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 to Felis attica from the late Miocene, 9 million years ago (Mya), of western Eurasia.^[2]

Cats are split up into two groups: conical-toothed cats (members of the extant subfamilies Felinae and Pantherinae) and the extinct saber-toothed cats (members of Machairodontinae).

Genera

Genus Acinonyx Brookes, 1828 Acinonyx aicha Geraads, 1997 † Acinonyx intermedius Thenius, 1954 † Acinonyx jubatus Schreber, 1775 – cheetah Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet e Joubert, 1928 † – giant cheetah Genus Caracal Gray, 1843 Caracal aurata Temminck, 1827 – African golden cat Caracal caracal Schreber, 1776 – caracal Genus Catopuma Severtzov, 1858 Catopuma badia Gray, 1874 – bay cat Catopuma temminckii Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 – Asian golden cat Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 Felis attica Wagner, 1857 † Felis bieti Milne-Edwards, 1892 – Chinese mountain cat Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 – domestic cat Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 – jungle cat Felis lunensis Martelli, 1906 † – Martelli's cat Felis margarita Loche, 1858 – sand cat Felis nigripes Burchell, 1824 – black-footed cat Felis silvestris Schreber, 1775 – wildcat Genus Leopardus Gray, 1842 Leopardus braccatus Cope, 1889 – pantanal cat Leopardus colocolo Molina, 1782 – colocolo Leopardus geoffroyi d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844 – Geoffroy's cat Leopardus guigna Molina, 1782 – kodkod Leopardus jacobitus Cornalia, 1865 – Andean mountain cat Leopardus pajeros Desmarest, 1816 – pampas cat Leopardus pardalis Linnaeus, 1758 – ocelot Leopardus tigrinus Schreber, 1775 – oncilla Leopardus wiedii Schinz, 1821 – margay

Genus Leptailurus Severtzov, 1858 Leptailurus serval Schreber, 1776 – serval Genus Lynx Kerr, 1792 Lynx canadensis Kerr, 1792 – Canadian lynx Lynx lynx Linnaeus, 1758 – Eurasian lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 – Iberian lynx Lynx rufus Schreber, 1777 – bobcat Genus †Miracinonyx †Miracinonyx trumani †Miracinonyx inexpectatus †Miracinonyx studeri Genus Otocolobus Otocolobus manul Pallas, 1776 – Pallas's cat Genus Pardofelis Severtzov, 1858 Pardofelis marmorata Martin, 1837 – marbled cat Genus Prionailurus Severtzov, 1858 Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr, 1792 – leopard cat Prionailurus iriomotensis Imaizumi, 1967 – Iriomote cat Prionailurus planiceps Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 – flat-headed cat Prionailurus rubiginosus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831 – rusty-spotted cat Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett, 1833 – fishing cat Genus Puma Jardine, 1834 Puma concolor Linnaeus, 1771 – cougar Puma yagouaroundi Geoffroy, 1803 – jaguarundi

References

1. Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–545. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. Johnson, W.E., Eizirik, E., Pecon-Slattery, J., Murphy, W.J., Antunes, A., Teeling, E. & O'Brien, S.J. (2006). "The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment." (abstract). Science 311 (5757): 73–77. doi:10.1126/science.1122277. PMID 16400146.

External links

• Media related to Felinae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Felinae at Wikispecies