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Panthera

Mammal Genera

The 'big cats': the only cat genus in which most species are capable of a true roar, owing to a specialized, incompletely ossified hyoid bone in the throat. Panthera includes the lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard and snow leopard.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
5 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
Scientific Name
Panthera 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Felidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

African Lion, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Amur Leopard, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Bengal Tiger, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Jaguar, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Leopard, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Lion, Species
Source Wikidata: African Lion
Snow Leopard, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Catalogue of Life
Tiger, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ127960, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Panthera
Wikidata Q127960, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: African Lion
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lion, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q127960 (Panthera)View the Source
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