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Genus Lynx: four species; Puma lineage Genus Acinonyx: one species; Genus Herpailurus: one species; Genus Puma: one species; Leopard cat lineage Genus Otocolobus: one species; Genus Prionailurus: five species; Domestic cat lineage Genus Felis: seven species; Subfamily Pantherinae: large cats Panthera lineage Genus Neofelis: two species
Cat species vary greatly in body and skull sizes, and weights: The largest cat species is the tiger (Panthera tigris), with a head-to-body length of up to 390 cm (150 in), a weight range of at least 65 to 325 kg (143 to 717 lb), and a skull length ranging from 316 to 413 mm (12.4 to 16.3 in).
Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae.It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger, as well as a number of extinct species, including the cave lion and American lion.
The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera, namely the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard, as well as the non-pantherine cheetah and cougar. [1] [2] All cats descend from the Felidae family
The domestic cat, African wild cat and European wildcat may be considered variant populations of the same species (Felis silvestris), making such crosses non-hybrids. Serengeti, a hybrid crossbreed of a Bengal and an Oriental Shorthair. Chausie, a hybrid between a jungle cat and domestic cat. Subfamily Pantherinae. Genus Panthera
Felis is a genus of small and medium-sized cat species native to most of Africa and south of 60° latitude in Europe and Asia to Indochina. The genus includes the domestic cat. The smallest of the seven Felis species is the black-footed cat with a head and body length from 38 to 42 cm (15 to 17
The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. The liger is distinct from the opposite hybrid called the tigon (of a male tiger and a lioness), and is the largest of all known extant felines. [1] [2] They enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and are very sociable like lions. Notably, ligers typically grow ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]