Home›Species›Taxonomy›PantheraTaxaPantheraMammal GeneraReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe '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.FactsPantheraConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate5 2Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.Taxonomic RankWell-attestedGenus 2Scientific NameWell-attestedPanthera 2ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1PantheraFilter Results9 entriesHabitatAllAlpine (1)Boreal Forest (1)Desert (1)Grassland (1)Savanna (1)Steppe (1)Temperate Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (4)Tundra (1)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (2)Endangered (2)Near Threatened (1)Vulnerable (4)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (1)Eastern Himalayas (1)Kalahari Desert (1)Kruger National Park (3)Lake Baikal (1)Pantanal (1)Sahara Desert (1)Serengeti (3)Siberian Taiga (1)Sumatran Lowland Rainforest (1)Sundarbans (2)Western Ghats (1)Yasuní (1)DietAllCarnivore (8)Detritivore or Scavenger (1)System (Realm)AllTerrestrial (9)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (3)Relationship to PeopleAllHunted or Fished (8)Kept as Pets (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (9)Where It LivesAllAfrica (3)Argentina (1)Belize (1)Bolivia (1)Botswana (3)Brazil (1)Colombia (4)Costa Rica (1)Ecuador (4)Eswatini (3)Guatemala (1)Guyana (1)Honduras (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kenya (2)Kyrgyzstan (1)Lesotho (1)Mexico (1)Mozambique (3)Namibia (3)Nicaragua (1)North America (1)Panama (1)Paraguay (1)Peru (1)South America (1)South Asia (8)Suriname (1)Taiwan (1)Tajikistan (1)Turkmenistan (1)United States (1)Uzbekistan (1)Venezuela (1)Zimbabwe (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9African LionPantheraAmur LeopardPantheraBengal TigerPantheraJaguarPantheraLeopardPantheraLionPantheraSnow LeopardPantheraSumatran TigerPantheraTigerPantheraConnectionsChild Taxon OfFelidae, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeParent Taxon OfAfrican Lion, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeAmur Leopard, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBengal Tiger, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeJaguar, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeLeopard, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeLion, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: African Liontier 2Snow Leopard, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSumatran Tiger, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeTiger, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ127960, descriptionView the Source2. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the SourceWikidata: PantheraWikidata Q127960, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: African Liontier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lion, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q127960 (Panthera)View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.