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Felidae

Mammal Families

The cat family: obligate carnivores with a short snout, retractable (or, in the cheetah alone, semi-retractable) claws, and acute night vision. Felidae ranges from the domestic cat to the tiger, the largest living cat species.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Felidae 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
41 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Carnivora, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Caracal, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Cheetah, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Clouded Leopard, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Felis, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Leopardus, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Lynx, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Pallas's Cat (Otocolobus manul), Species
Source Wikidata: Otocolobus
Panthera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Puma, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Serval, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: FelidaeGeographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Felids are native to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: FelidaeGeographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Felids are native to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: FelidaeGeographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Felids are native to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: FelidaeGeographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Felids are native to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: FelidaeGeographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Felids are native to every continent except Aust"
Felids are native to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25265, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Felidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 49
View the Source
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Felidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Felidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 33.9 ... "early_interval": "Rupelian"
View the Source
Wikidata: Felidae
Wikidata Q25265, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Otocolobus
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Pallas's Cat (Otocolobus manul), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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