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Felinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Felinae Trouessart
1902Felinae Hay p. 781
1952Felinae Villalta Comella p. 79
1968Felinae Kurten p. 73
1970Felinae Bjork p. 39
1977Felinae Ginsburg p. 231
1980Felinae Kurten and Anderson p. 191
1983Felinae Berta p. 721
2001Felinae Sach and Heizmann p. 28
2003Felinae Roussiakis and Theodorou
2005Felinae Wilson and Reeder
2006Felinae Johnson et al. p. 73
2017Felinae Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Felinae Trouessart 1885
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G. Acinonyx Brookes 1828 [cheetah]
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†Acinonyx aicha Geraads 1997
Acinonyx jubatus Schreber 1775 [cheetah]
†Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
G. Caracal Gray 1843
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Caracal aurata Temminck 1827 [African golden cat]
Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 [caracal]
Caracal serval Schreber 1776 [serval]
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Invalid names: Felis capensis Forster 1765 [synonym], Felis senegalensis Lesson 1839 [synonym]
G. Catopuma Severtzov 1858
G. Felis Linnaeus 1758 [cat]
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†Felis antediluviana Kaup 1833
Felis arundivaza Hollister 1911
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892 [Chinese mountain cat]
†Felis bituminosa Merriam and Stock 1932
Felis borealis Thunberg 1798
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Invalid names: Felis isabellina Blyth 1847 [synonym], Felis maculata Horsfield and Vigors 1829 [synonym]
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 [cat]
Felis chaus Schreber 1777 [jungle cat]
Felis domesticus Erxleben 1777 [domestic cat]
†Felis gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938
Felis improcera Phillips 1912
†Felis lunensis Martelli 1906
Felis lybica Forster 1780 [African wildcat]
Felis margarita Loche 1858 [sand cat]
†Felis maximus Scott and Osborn 1890
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824 [black-footed cat]
Felis ocreata Gmelin 1791
†Felis pardoides Owen 1846
†Felis platensis Ameghino 1889
†Felis prisca Kaup 1833
†Felis proplatensis Ameghino 1904
†Felis propuma Ameghino 1904
†Felis pumoides Castellanos 1958
†Felis rexroadensis Stephens 1959
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777 [wildcat]
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†Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780
†Felis toscana Schaub 1949
†Felis youngi Pei
G. Herpailurus Severtzov 1858
G. Leopardus Gray 1842
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Leopardus colocolo Molina 1782 [pampas cat]
Leopardus geoffroyi d'Orbigny and Gervais 1844 [geoffroy's cat]
Leopardus guigna Molina 1782 [kodkod]
Leopardus guttulus Hensel 1872
Leopardus jacobita Cornalia 1865 [Andean mountain cat]
Leopardus pardalis Linnaeus 1758 [ocelot]
Leopardus tigrinus Schreber 1775 [oncilla]
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Felis pardinoides oncilla Wilson and Reeder 2005
Invalid names: Felis pardinoides Gray 1867 [synonym]
†Leopardus vorohuensis Berta 1983
Leopardus wiedii Schinz 1821 [margay]
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Invalid names: Felis amnicola Gillette 1976 [synonym], Felis elegans Lesson 1830 [synonym], Felis macroura Wied 1826 [synonym]
G. Leptailurus Severtzov 1858
G. †Leptofelis Salesa et al. 2017
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†Leptofelis vallesiensis Salesa et al. 2012
G. Lynx Kerr 1792 [lynx]
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†Lynx californicus Mearns 1897
Lynx canadensis Kerr 1792 [Canadian lynx]
†Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Lynx longignathus Shotwell 1956
Lynx lynx Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian lynx]
Lynx pardinus Temminck 1827 [Iberian lynx]
†Lynx proterolyncis Savage 1941
†Lynx rufa fischeri Merriam 1910
Lynx rufus Schreber 1777 [bobcat]
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Invalid names: Felis calcaratus Cope 1899 [synonym], Lynx compressus Brown 1908 [synonym]
†Lynx shansius Teilhard de Chardin and Leroy 1945
Lynx texensis Allen 1895
Invalid names: Felis (Lynx) vulgaris maculatus Kerr 1792 [replaced], Lyncus Gray 1825 [synonym]
G. †Magerifelis Salesa et al. 2024
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†Magerifelis peignei Salesa et al. 2024
G. †Miopanthera Kretzoi 1938
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†Miopanthera lorteti Gaillard 1899
†Miopanthera pamiri Ozansoy 1965
G. †Miracinonyx Adams 1979 [American cheetah]
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Invalid names: Felis longicrus Brown 1908 [synonym], Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay 1920 [synonym]
†Miracinonyx studeri Savage 1960
†Miracinonyx trumani Orr 1969
G. Neofelis Gray 1867 [clouded leopard]
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Neofelis diardi Cuvier 1823
Neofelis nebulosa Griffith 1821 [clouded leopard]
G. Otocolobus Brandt 1842
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Otocolobus manul Pallas 1776 [Pallas's cat]
G. Panthera Oken 1816
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Subg. Panthera (Jaguarius) Simpson 1941
†Panthera balamoides Stinnesbeck et al. 2018
†Panthera blytheae Tseng et al. 2013
†Panthera gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 [lion]
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†Panthera leo atrox Leidy 1853
†Panthera leo spelaea Goldfuss 1810
Invalid names: Felis imperialis Leidy 1873 [synonym]
Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 [jaguar]
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Invalid names: Felis augustus Leidy 1872 [synonym], Felis listai Roth 1899 [synonym], Felis veronis Hay 1919 [synonym]
†Panthera palaeosinensis Qiu et al. 2004
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 [leopard]
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 [tiger]
Panthera uncia Schreber 1775 [snow leopard]
†Panthera zdanskyi Mazak et al. 2011
Invalid names: Leo Brehm 1829 [synonym], Panthera onca mesembrina Cabrera 1934 [synonym], Tigris Gray 1843 [synonym]
G. Pardofelis Severtzov 1858
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Pardofelis badia Gray 1874 [bay cat]
Pardofelis marmorata Martin 1837 [marbled cat]
Pardofelis temminckii Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Asian golden cat]
G. †Pratifelis Hibbard 1934
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†Pratifelis martini Hibbard 1934
G. Prionailurus Severtzov 1858
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Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr 1792 [leopard cat]
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Prionailurus javanensis Desmarest 1816
†Prionailurus kurteni Jiangzuo et al. 2024
Prionailurus planiceps Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [flat-headed cat]
Prionailurus rubiginosus Geoffroy 1831 [rusty-spotted cat]
Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett 1833 [fishing cat]
G. †Pristifelis Salesa et al. 2012
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†Pristifelis attica Wagner 1857
G. Puma Jardine 1834 [cougar]
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Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 [puma]
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Invalid names: Felis aztecus Merriam 1903 [synonym], Felis bangsi Merriam 1901 [synonym], Felis californica May 1896 [synonym], Felis coryi Bangs 1899 [synonym], Felis couguar Kerr 1792 [synonym], Felis daggetti Merriam 1918 [synonym], Felis hawveri Stock 1918 [synonym], Felis hippolestes Merriam 1897 [synonym], Felis oregonensis Rafinesque 1832 [synonym], Felis puma Molina 1782 [synonym]
†Puma lacustris Gazin 1933
Puma yagouaroundi Geoffroy 1803 [jaguarundi]
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Invalid names: Felis apache Mearns 1901 [synonym], Felis darwini Martin 1837 [synonym], Felis jaguarondi Fischer 1814 [objective synonym], Felis unicolor Trail 1819 [synonym]
G. †Sivapanthera Kretsoi
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†Sivapanthera arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Sivapanthera linxiaensis Qiu et al. 2004
G. †Styriofelis Kretzoi 1929
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†Styriofelis turnauensis Hoernes 1882
Invalid names: Felini Gray 1825 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available