Cat family

Felidae

Cats have short muzzles and long canine teeth for seizing prey. Most can retract their claws, and they walk on their toes.

• Felinae
• Pantherinae
• Adelphailurus
• Amphimachairodus
• Diamantofelis
• Dinofelis
• Homotherium
• Katifelis
• Lokotunjailurus
• Machairodus
• Megantereon
• Nimravides
• Lion Panthera leo

  A lion is a large cat that lives in groups centered on females and their young.

• Tiger Panthera tigris

  A tiger is a large striped cat. It usually lives alone and hunts by stalking and ambushing prey.

• Domestic cat Felis catus

  A domesticated cat with many coat colors, patterns and hair lengths.

• Snow leopard Panthera uncia

  A snow leopard is a cat of Central Asian mountains. Thick fur and a long tail suit its life on rocky slopes.

• Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

  A wild cat of Europe and Asia, with black ear tufts and a prominent ruff around its cheeks.

• Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus

  A cheetah is a slender, long-legged cat. It catches prey with fast sprints over short distances.

• Cougar Puma concolor

  A large cat of the Americas, with a slender body, a long tail and a tawny to greyish-brown adult coat.

• Leopard Panthera pardus

  A leopard is a cat with flower-shaped rosettes. It may carry prey into trees to keep other predators away.

• Jaguar Panthera onca

  A jaguar is a heavily built large cat of the Americas. It often lives near water and swims well.

• European wildcat Felis silvestris

  The European wildcat is a wild cat associated mainly with European forests. Rodents, especially voles, are common prey.

• Mainland clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa

  A forest cat of mainland Asia, with large cloud-shaped markings edged in black on a pale coat.

• Bobcat Lynx rufus

  A short-tailed wild cat of North America, with dark spots and stripes on a brownish coat.