of mammals in the order Carnivora, colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is called a felid. The term "cat" refers both to felids in...

felids in general and specifically to the domestic cat (Felis catus). The 41 extant Felidae species exhibit the greatest diversity in fur patterns of...

A rosette is a rose-like marking or formation found on the fur and skin of some animals, particularly cats. Rosettes are used to camouflage the animal...

list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant Felidae species, ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. The list...

felid hybrid is any of a number of hybrids between various species of the cat family, Felidae. This article deals with hybrids between the species of...

Felinae: The phylogenetic relationships of Felinae are shown in the following cladogram:  Cats portal List of felids Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Felinae"....

classification. Big cat List of felids Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Pantherinae". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic...

large felids such as lions and tigers, see List of fictional big cats. This section deals with notable cat characters that appear in literature works of fiction...

This list of fictional big cats is subsidiary to the List of fictional cats and other felines and includes notable large feline characters that appear...

usually larger and have a more sensitive smell than normal dogs. For a list of breeds of each type, see the detailed articles for each category: Wolf hunt...

Eizirik, Eduardo (19 February 2015). "Recurrent Evolution of Melanism in South American Felids". PLOS Genetics. 10 (2): e1004892. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen...

effect on the small-felid guild in the lowland neotropics". In Macdonald, D. & Loveridge, A. (eds.). Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids. New York: Oxford...

is an upper respiratory or pulmonary infection of cats caused by Felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1), of the family Herpesviridae. It is also commonly referred...

Smilodon is a genus of felids belonging to the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae. It is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and prehistoric...

are of limited mobility. Hyenas have no baculum. Hyenas have one more pair of ribs than canids do, and their tongues are rough like those of felids and...

"Conservation genetics and molecular ecology of Neotropical felids". In Hughes, J. & Mercer, R. (eds.). Felid Biology and Conservation Conference 17–19 September...

include families such as the felids or "cats" (both great cats and lesser cats), hyenas, mongooses and civets. The majority of feliform species are found...

Yamaguchi, N. (2010). "Felid form and function" (PDF). In Macdonald, D. W. & Loveridge, A. J. (eds.). Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids. Oxford: Oxford...

an introduction to the wild felids". In Macdonald, D. W. & Loveridge, A. J. (eds.). Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids. Oxford, UK: Oxford University...

cat (Catopuma temminckii) and the bay cat (C. badia), all of which diverged from other felids about 9.4 million years ago. The marbled cat is similar in...

that contains all the species of a particular group of felids, but as a general term "panther" is also used for other felids, more commonly for melanistic...

as some level of threatened by the IUCN Red List: the lion, leopard and snow leopard are categorized as Vulnerable; the tiger is listed as Endangered;...

still exist, and enlist the Felids to find and destroy their eggs. Carnassial comes to realize that, in order for the Felids to rule, it will have to be...

friendly intent to the other animal, and is generally reciprocated by other felids. It may also signify happiness, as content leopards tend to be more vocal...

divided into 7 genera. Members of the Felidae family are felids, or colloquially cats; "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to domestic...

"Phylogeny and evolution of cats (Felidae)". In Macdonald, D. W. & Loveridge, A. J. (eds.). Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids. Oxford, UK: Oxford University...

"Late Pleistocene and Holocene development of the felid fauna (Felidae) of Europe: a review". Journal of Zoology. 269: 7–19. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998...

the third-highest bite force of all felids, after the tiger and the lion. It has an average bite force at the canine tip of 887.0 Newton and a bite force...

"Phylogeny and evolution of cats (Felidae)". In Macdonald, D. W. & Loveridge, A. J. (eds.). Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids. Oxford, UK: Oxford University...

smaller felids of China. Pallas's cat". Cat News (Special Issue 5): 37–39. Wildt, D. E. & Mellen, J. D. (1984). Felid Action Plan. Washington, DC: Felid Taxon...