Felinae

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Felinae[1]
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent
Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genera

Acinonyx
Caracal
Catopuma
Felis
Leopardus
Leptailurus
Lynx
Otocolobus
Pardofelis
Prionailurus
Profelis
Puma

Felinae diversity

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 Eurasia.[2]

[edit] Genera

Genus Acinonyx (Brookes, 1828)
Genus Caracal (Gray, 1843)
Genus Catopuma (Severtzov, 1858)
Genus Felis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Leopardus (Gray, 1842)
Genus Leptailurus (Severtzov, 1858)
Genus Lynx (Kerr, 1792)
Genus †Miracinonyx
Genus Otocolobus
Genus Pardofelis (Severtzov, 1858)
Genus Prionailurus (Severtzov, 1858)
Genus Profelis (Severtzov, 1858)
Genus Puma (Jardine, 1834)


[edit] References

  1. ^ Wozencraft, W. Christopher (16 November 2005). "Order Carnivora (pp. 532-628)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 532–545. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  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. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/311/5757/73.abstract. 

[edit] External links

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


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