Felinae
The Felinae is a subfamily of the Felidae family. It includes small cats and a few medium-large cats, especially the cougar (Puma concolor) and the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
Genetic classification
There is now a precise classification for the living members of the subfamily based on genetic research.[1][2][3] These genetic lineages have been identified:[4]
- Lineage 1A: Pardofelis (marbled cat) and Catopuma (Bornean bay cat, and Asian golden cat)
- Lineage 1B: Leptailurus (serval), Caracal, Profelis (African golden cat)
- Lineage 2: Leopardus: small spotted cats of Central and South America. Best known is the ocelot; also the guigna, margay, and Andean mountain cat
- Lineage 3: Lynx
- Lineage 4: Puma, Acinonyx (the cheetah)
- Lineage 5: Prionailurus (spotted Asian wildcats), Otocolobus (Pallas's cat), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus),[5] fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
- Lineage 6: Felis: the domestic cat and its nearest relatives. Widespread in Africa, Asia and Europe, notably the jungle cat, sand cat, and the wildcat. African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), black-footed cat (Felis negripes), Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)
Felinae Media
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) on the road
Caracl (01), Paris, décembre 2013
Asian golden cat at Edinburgh Zoo
Felis catus-black tabby cat on snow (cropped)
Jaguarundi ( Puma yagouaroundi ) au zoo de Pont-Scorff.
Ocelot (Jaguatirica) Zoo Itatiba
Leptailurus serval -Serengeti National Park, Tanzania-8
Lince ibérico (Lynx pardinus), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, España, 2021-12-19, DD 07
Felis Manul from Diergaarde Blijdorp, Rotterdam Zoo.
Photo of a Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) we spotted in Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo. Extremely rare cat.* * has brown yellowish eyes. * (One of the photos I got of this Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) in Danum valley).
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References
- ↑ Wozencraft W.C. 2005. Order Carnivora. In Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds) Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2 vols, 532–548 ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
- ↑ Johnson W.E; Eizirik E; Pecon-Slattery J.. The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment. Science 311 (5757) (2006). p. 73–7. doi:10.1126/science.1122277.
- ↑ O'Brien SJ, Johnson WE. Big cat genomics. Annual Rev Genomics Hum Genet 6 (1) (2005). p. 407–29. doi:10.1146/annurev.genom.6.080604.162151.
- ↑ Johnson, W. E.. Phylogenetic reconstruction of the Felidae using 16S rRNA and NADH-5 mitochondrial genes. Journal of Molecular Evolution 44 Suppl 1 (1997). p. S98-116. doi:10.1007/pl00000060.
- ↑ Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in troubleMongabay.