The cat family, scientifically known as the Felidae with its 41 members, the Felids, is divided into 2 subfamilies: big cats respectively Pantherinae and small cats respectively Felinae. This chapter introduces the members from the Felinae family - the Felini or the so-called purring cats.

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Felinae

The FELINA family

This group of small cats comprises 2 genera with a total of 34 species.

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Bay Cat Line

3 existing species belong to this branch whereby African Golden Cat and Bay Cat form a subfamily of the so-called Catopuma.

    • Caracal Line

    3 existing species belong to this branch...

    • Ocelot Line

    8 existing species belong to this branch...

    • Lynx Line

    4 existing species belong to this branch...

    • Puma Line

    3 existing species belong to this branch...

    • Leopard Cat Line

    6 existing species belong to this branch...

    • Domestic Cat Line

    7 existing species belong to this branch...