Felis

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – small cats.

Felis silvestris catus

(genus): Felis silvestris (wild cat) - type species; Felis catus (domestic cat), Felis chaus (jungle cat), Felis margarita (sand cat), Felis nigripes (black-footed cat) - species

Felis aurata

syn. of Profelis aurata, African golden cat

Felis bengalis

syn. of Prionailurus bengalensis, leopard cat

Felis geoffroyi

syn. of Leopardus geoffroyi, Geoffroy's cat

Felis iriomotensis

syn. of Prionailurus iriomotensis, Iriomote cat

Felis jacobita

syn. of Leopardus jacobita, Andean mountain cat

Felis planiceps

syn. of Prionailurus planiceps, flat-headed cat

Felis temminckii

syn. of Catopuma temminckii, Asiatic golden cat

Felis tigrinus

syn. of Leopardus tigrinus, little spotted cat

Felis viverrinus

syn. of Prionailurus viverrinus, fishing cat


Felis domestica

Latin feles (“cat”) + domesticus (“which lives in house”), used by Fischer (1829).

Felis silvestris catus
Felis silvestris catus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – an invalid taxonomic name for the domestic cat. Felis silvestris catus.

Felis silvestris catus Ragni and Randi 1986


Felis pardalis

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the ocelot, now Leopardus pardalis.


Felis wiedii

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the margay, now designated Leopardus wiedii.


Felis caracal

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – former taxonomic name of caracal, now Caracal caracal.


Felis bieti

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Chinese desert cat.


Felis nigripes

Latin feles (“cat”) + niger (“black”) + pes (“foot”)

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the black-footed cat.


Felis chaus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – jungle cat.


Felis silvestris

New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”)

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – wildcats and domestic cats.


Felidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – cats.


Felis lynx

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the lynx, now Lynx lynx.


Felis pardina

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the Iberian lynx, now Lynx pardinus.


Felis viverrinus

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – fishing cat, now Prionailurus viverrinus.


Felis marmorata

Pardofelis marmorata
Pardofelis marmorata

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the marbled cat, now Pardofelis marmorata.


Leopardus guigna

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the kodkod.


Felis rufus

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the bobcat, now Lynx rufus.


Felis planiceps

Latin felis (“cat”) + planus (“flat”) + ceps (“head”).

Prionailurus planiceps
Prionailurus planiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the flat-headed cat, now Prionailurus planiceps.


Neofelis nebulosa

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the clouded leopard.


Felis margarita

Latin feles (“cat”) + margarita (“pearl”)

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the sand cat.


Leopardus jacobitus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Andean cat.


Felis yagouaroundi

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the jaguarundi, now Puma yagouaroundi.


Felis concolor

Felis + Latin concolor (“of uniform colour”).

Puma concolor
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Felis aurata

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – African golden cat.


Panthera tigris

From Panthera (“leopard”) + Latin tigris (“tiger”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – tiger.


Panthera onca

From Latin panthera (“leopard”) + Portuguese onça (“jaguar”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – jaguar, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.


Leopardus geoffroyi

Latin leopardus (“leopard”) + Geoffroy ("Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, french naturalist")

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Geoffroy's cat.


Panthera

Latin panthera, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – various big cats.


Panthera pardus

From Latin panthera (“leopard”) + pardus (“panther”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – leopard (or as black form, black panther).


Panthera tigris sumatrae

New Latin, from Latin panthera (“leopard”) + tigris (“tiger”) + Sumatra

(obsolete) A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Sumatran tiger.


Felis silvestris catus

New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”) + catus (“cat”)

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – domestic cat.


Panthera leo

Latin panthera (“leopard”) + leo (“lion”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – lion, of Africa and India.

†Panthera leo atrox

species): Panthera leo azandica, Panthera leo bleyenberghi, Panthera leo hollisteri, Panthera leo kamptzi, Panthera leo krugeri, Panthera leo leo (Barbary lion), Panthera leo maculatus, Panthera leo nubica, Panthera leo persica, Panthera leo senegalensis, Panthera leo verneyi, Panthera leo nyanzae, Panthera leo roosevelti, Panthera leo somaliensis, (subspecies


Felis silvestris libyca

New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”) + libyca (“Libyan”)

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the African wildcat; the assumed ancestor of the domesticated cat, Felis silvestris.


Panthera tigris altaica

New Latin, from Latin panthera (“leopard”) + tigris (“tiger”) + altaica

(obsolete) A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Siberian tiger.


Felinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Felidae – most cats.

Leopardus

syns. Oncifelis, Oreailurus; small cats of South America


Neofelis

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + Latin feles (“cat”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the clouded leopards.


FIV

(virology, initialism) Feline immunodeficiency virus.


Neofelis diardi

After Pierre-Médard Diard (1794–1863), French naturalist and explorer.

Bornean clouded leopard
Bornean clouded leopard

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the Bornean clouded leopard.


Xenosmilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – extinct Machairodontinae, saber-toothed cats.


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Panthera leo melanochaita

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – Cape lion.


Panthera leo spelaea

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the extinct cave lion.


Panthera tigris balica

(obsolete) A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Bali tiger.


Panthera leo leo

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – Barbary lion.


Pardofelis marmorata

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – marbled cat.


Pardofelis badia

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – bay cat, now Catopuma badis.


Pardofelis

From Latin pardus (“leopard”) + fēlis (“cat”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – three species of small long-tailed, short-headed cats with rounded ears, native to southeastern and eastern Asia, two of which are now assigned to genus Catopuma.


Prionailurus

From Ancient Greek πρίων (prī́ōn, "saw") + αἴλουρος (aílouros, "cat"), for species of the genus' saw-shaped canine teeth.

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – small, spotted cats of southern and eastern Asia.


Prionailurus planiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – flat-headed cat.


Prionailurus bengalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – leopard cat.


Leopardus wiedii

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – margay.


Leopardus

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – small spotted cats, chiefly of South America.


Panthera tigris sondaica

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Sunda Island tiger.


Panthera tigris virgata

New Latin, from Latin panthera (“leopard”) + tigris (“tiger”) + virgata (“striped”)

(obsolete) A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Caspian tiger.


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An emoticon representing a cat with its paw on its chin.


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An emoticon representing a mischievous cat.