"the similarities between them at first glance, based on autapomorphies in the skeleton, the two animals are too different to be classified as species of the same genus, and thus, ""Nimravides"" remains separate as its own genus within the Homotherini. Nimravides Nimravides is a genus of extinct saber-toothed cats that lived in North America during the middle and late Miocene, between 13.6 and 4.9 Ma. Despite its scientific name, ""Nimravides"" does not belong to the Nimravidae, but is a true cat, belonging to the family Felidae. ""Nimravides catacopsis"", one of the largest and latest species, was quite large, measuring at"
"Felinae The Felinae are a subfamily of the family Felidae that includes the genera and species presented below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the cougar and cheetah. The earliest records of the Felinae are ascribed to ""Felis attica"" of western Eurasia from the late Miocene, 9 million years ago (Mya). It is estimated that the pantherine big cats split away from this group about 6.37 million years ago. Felidae cats are split up into two main lineages: the conical-toothed cats, which includes all the extant cats in subfamilies Felinae"
"Felini (tribe) Felini is a tribe in the Felidae family. There are two major groups of felids, the sabre-toothed cats of subfamily Machairodontinae and the conical-toothed cats. The conical toothed cats are divided into the pantherine cats, which include the big cats of genus ""Panthera"" and the clouded leopards of genus ""Neofelis"", and the feline cats, which include all the rest of the cats, from the smaller ""Felis"" and ""Prionailurus"" cats to the larger puma and cheetah. Some authorities use the subfamily Felinae ""sensu lato"" for all conical-toothed cats, in which case the tribe Felini is used for the feline"
"and Pantherinae, and the extinct saber-toothed cats (members of Machairodontinae). Some authorities include all conical toothed cats in Felinae to reflect this primary division, in which case the tribes Pantherini and Felini are used for the pantherine and feline cats, respectively. In this sense, the tribe Felini is synonymous with the use of Felinae in this article. Felinae The Felinae are a subfamily of the family Felidae that includes the genera and species presented below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the cougar and cheetah. The earliest records of the"
"based on phenotypical features: the Felinae, the Pantherinae, the Acinonychinae (cheetahs), the extinct Machairodontinae, and the extinct Proailurinae. Molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests that living (extant) felids fall into eight lineages (clades). The placement of the cheetah within the Puma lineage invalidates the traditional subfamily Acinonychinae, and recent sources use only two subfamilies for extant genera. The eight lineages divide between these as follows: The last four lineages are more related to each other than to any of the first four, so form a clade within the subfamily Felinae of family Felidae. The following is the complete list of genera within"
"Felinae. Pocock originally defined this subfamily as comprising the genera ""Panthera"" and ""Uncia"" (now included within ""Panthera""). Later authorities have included ""Neofelis"" within the Pantherinae. Pantherine species include: The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae has been estimated to have occurred between six and ten million years ago. DNA analysis suggests that the snow leopard ""Uncia uncia"" is basal to the entire Pantherinae and should be renamed ""Panthera uncia"". There is also evidence of distinct markers for the mitochondrial genome for Felidae. Results of a DNA-based study inidicate that ""Panthera tigris"" branched off first, followed by ""P. onca"", ""P. leo"", then"
"member of the cat family, the felids, which are a rapidly evolving family of mammals that share a common ancestor only 10–15 million years ago and include lions, tigers, cougars and many others. Within this family, domestic cats (""Felis catus"") are part of the genus ""Felis"", which is a group of small cats containing about seven species (depending upon classification scheme). Members of the genus are found worldwide and include the jungle cat (""Felis chaus"") of southeast Asia, European wildcat (""F. silvestris silvestris""), African wildcat (""F. s. lybica""), the Chinese mountain cat (""F. bieti""), and the Arabian sand cat (""F."
"cats, while the pantherine cats are assigned the tribe Pantherini. Other authorities use Felinae only for the feline cats (excluding the pantherine cats), in which case Felini is a synonym for Felinae ""sensu stricto"". Felini (tribe) Felini is a tribe in the Felidae family. There are two major groups of felids, the sabre-toothed cats of subfamily Machairodontinae and the conical-toothed cats. The conical toothed cats are divided into the pantherine cats, which include the big cats of genus ""Panthera"" and the clouded leopards of genus ""Neofelis"", and the feline cats, which include all the rest of the cats, from the"
"than in the Feloidea. Caniformia consists of nine extant families, with three extinct families also recognized. The extant families are monophyletic according to phylogenetic molecular analysis. At one time, the Hyaenidae (hyenas) were included, but genetic testing has shown them to belong in Feliformia, instead. Terrestrial caniforms in the wild are found on all continents with the exception of Antarctica, while pinnipeds are distributed throughout the world's oceans. Family Canidae (dogs and other canids) includes wolves, dogs, coyotes, and foxes, as well as a number of less familiar animals. The family is currently divided into two major groups, the true"
"been used only rarely in scientific literature. A population of Transcaucasian black feral cats was once classified as ""Felis daemon"" but now this population is considered to be a part of the domestic cat. All the cats in this genus share a common ancestor that is believed to have lived around 6–7 million years ago in the Near East (the Middle East). The exact relationships within the Felidae are close but still uncertain, e.g. the Chinese mountain cat is sometimes classified (under the name ""Felis silvestris bieti"") as a subspecies of the wildcat, like the North African variety ""F. s."
"otter (""Enhydra lutris""), bearded seal (""Erignathus barbatus""), donkey (""Equus asinus""), cougars (""Felis concolor coryi"", ""Felis concolor stanleyana""), bobcat (""Felis rufus floridanus""), Atlantic white-sided dolphins (""Lagenorhynchus acutus""), guanaco (""Lama guanicoe""), alpaca (""Vicugna pacos""), otter (""Lutra lutra""), wild dog (""Lycaon pictus""), Bartels's spiny rat (""Maxomys bartelsii""), Musschenbroek's spiny rat (""Maxomys musschenbroekii""), prairie vole (""Microtus ochrogaster""), common European weasel (""Mustela nivalis""), mink (""Mustela vison""), muskrat (""Ondatra zibethica""), mountain goats (""Oreamnos americanus""), Grant's gazelle (""Nanger granti""), slow loris (""Nycticebus coucang""), African lions (""Panthera leo""), leopard (""Panthera pardus""), tiger (""Panthera tigris""), baboon (""Papio cynocephalus""), Pacific harbor seal (""Phoca vitulina richardsi"") chamois (""Rupicapra rupicapra""), Polynesian rat"
"Feliformia Feliformia (also Feloidea) is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of ""cat-like"" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, civets, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Caniformia (""dog-like"" carnivorans). The separation of the Carnivora into the broad groups of feliforms and caniforms is widely accepted, as is the definition of Feliformia and Caniformia as suborders (sometimes superfamilies). The classification of feliforms as part of the Feliformia suborder or under separate groupings continues to evolve. Systematic classifications dealing with only extant taxa include all feliforms into the Feliformia suborder, though variations"
"of the carnivoran family Felidae. Extant members of Felidae include cats of the subfamilies Felinae and Pantherinae. However, usage of the word cat is in some cases a misnomer, as many species referred to as saber-toothed ""cats"" are not closely related to modern cats of Felidae: instead, many are members of other feliform carnivoran families, such as Barbourofelidae and Nimravidae; the oxyaenid ""creodont"" genera ""Machaeroides"" and ""Apataelurus""; and two lineages of metatherian mammals, the thylacosmilids of Sparassodonta, and deltatheroideans, which are more closely related to marsupials than to the placental mammals of the other orders mentioned. In this regard, saber-toothed"
"Panthera Panthera is a genus within the Felidae family that was named and first described by the German naturalist Oken in 1816. The British taxonomist Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as comprising the species lion, tiger, jaguar, and leopard on the basis of cranial features. Results of genetic analysis indicate that the snow leopard also belongs to the ""Panthera"", a classification that was accepted by IUCN assessors in 2008. The tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar are the only felines with the anatomical structure that enables them to roar. The primary reason for this was formerly assumed"
"fulva""), greater hoopoe-lark (""Alaemon alaudipes""), greater short-toed lark (""Calandrella brachydactyla""), helmeted guineafowl (""Numida meleagris""), hottentot teal (""Anas hottentota""), lanner falcon (""Falco biarmicus""), lappet-faced vulture (""Torgos tracheliotus""), laughing dove (""Streptopelia senegalensis""), Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (""Pterocles lichtensteinii""), little owl (""Athene noctua""), northern wheatear (""Oenanthe oenanthe""), Nubian bustard (""Neotis Nuba""), pallid swift (""Apus pallidus""), pygmy sunbird (""Anthreptes platurus""), red-billed teal (""Anas erythrorhyncha""), rock dove (""Columba livia""), rock martin (""Ptyonoprogne fuligula""), rufous-tailed scrub robin (""Erythropygia galactotes""), Rüppell's warbler (""Sylvia rueppelli""), sand martin (""Riparia riparia""), southern grey shrike (""Lanius meridionalis""), spotted sandgrouse (""Pterocles senegallus""), striolated bunting (""Emberiza striolata""), subalpine warbler (""Sylvia cantillans""), Sudan golden sparrow (""Passer"
"been reported. These cover species under several families such as: thirteen of Anatidae, one of Numididae (helmeted guineafowl ""Numida meleagris""), six of Phasianidae, one of Podicipedidae, two of Ciconiidae, one of Anhingidae (African darter ""Anhinga rufa""), one of Pelecanidae (great white pelican ""Pelecanus onocrotalus""), one of Scopidae (hamerkop ""Scopus umbretta""), seventeen of Ardeidae, five of Threskiornithidae, one of family Pandionidae (osprey ""Pandion haliaetus""), thirty-nine of Accipitridae (mostly eagles, vultures and hawks), one of Sagittariidae (secretary-bird ""Sagittarius serpentarius""), eleven of ""Falconidae"", nine of Rallidae, one of Rallidae (African finfoot ""Podica senegalensis""), six of Otididae, one of Gruidae (black crowned-crane ""Balearica pavonina""),"
"""P. pardus"" and ""P. uncia"". ""Felis pamiri"", formerly referred to as ""Metailurus"", is now considered a probable relative of extant Pantherinae. Pantherinae Pantherinae is a subfamily within the family Felidae, which was named and first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1917. In pantherine cats, the suspensorium of the hyoid is imperfectly ossified. Its inferior portion consists of an elastic tendon, which confers great mobility upon the larynx. Due to this tendon, pantherine cats can distend the back of the mouth greatly. The structure of the hyoid allows them to roar. The rhinarium is flat and, at most, only barely"
"Adult tigers actually display elongated rosettes that now appear as stripes. Adult lions seem to lack any distinctive markings altogether. Both juvenile tigers and lions, however, display partial rosettes. This ancestral character state appears only during these early stages, supporting the notion that ontogeny reflects phylogeny. The rosette patterns found on snow leopards, jaguars, and leopards all have a common origin. Fossil occurrences indicate that the Felidae arrived in North America about 10 million years later than the Canidae, and about 20 million years later than the Ursidae and the Nimravidae. Traditionally, five subfamilies have been distinguished within the Felidae"
"described as ""Felis pardalis"" by the Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ""Systema Naturae"" (1758); he placed it in the genus ""Felis"" along with the domestic cat, Eurasian lynx, jaguar, leopard, lion and tiger. Following Linnaeus's description, several more ocelot subspecies have been proposed in the 19th and 20th centuries: In 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the Cat Specialist Group provisionally recognized only two of the above as valid subspecies, namely ""L. p. pardalis"" and ""L. p. mitis"". According to studies on felid taxonomy and evolution, the phylogenetic relationships of the ocelot are considered as"
"Hyperailurictis Hyperailurictis is an extinct genus of Felidae from Miocene North America. The ""Hyperailurictis"" species are ""Pseudaelurus""-grade felids and thought to be the first felids in the Americas. In 1858, the paleontologist Joseph Leidy described a new species of cat, ""Felis intrepidus"", based on lower jaw fragments (a left ramus, described, and a right ramus, mentioned only and now lost) found somewhere in Nebraska near the Niobrara river. The fragments were later determined to have come from the lower Valentine Formation, making them late Barstovian in age. Leidy reassigned the specimens to ""Pseudaelurus"" as ""Pseudaelurus intrepidus"" in a 1869 paper."
"North African ostrich (""Struthio camelus camelus"", LC); ferruginous duck (""Aythya nyroca"", NT); lesser flamingo (""Phoenicopterus minor"", NT); white-backed vulture (""Gyps africanus"", NT); Rueppell's griffon (""Gyps rueppellii"", NT); pallid harrier (""Circus macrourus"", NT); red kite (""Milvus milvus"", NT); Stanley bustard (""Neotis denhami"", NT); Nubian bustard (""Neotis nuba"", NT); corn crake (""Crex crex"", NT); black crowned crane (""Balearica pavonina"", NT); Eurasian curlew (""Numenius arquata"", NT); black-tailed godwit (""Limosa limosa"", NT); great snipe (""Gallinago media"", NT); African skimmer (""Rynchops flavirostris"", NT); European roller (""Coracias garrulus"", NT); red-footed falcon (""Falco vespertinus"", NT); sooty falcon (""Falco concolor"", NT); white-headed vulture (""Trigonoceps occipitalis"", VU); Beaudouin's snake-eagle"
"and the largest species at up to 12 kg (26 lb). Some have retractile or semi-retractile claws (the fossa and the Malagasy civet) and others do not (the falanouc and Malagasy mongooses). They all tend to have slender bodies and pointed rostra (except the fossa, which has a blunt snout). Diet varies with size and form of the species and, like their mainland counterparts, ranges from small mammals, insects and invertebrates through to crustaceans and molluscs. Family Felidae (cats) are the best-known of ""cat-like"" carnivorans. There are 41 extant species, and all but a few have retractile claws. This family"
"Felid hybrid A felid hybrid is any of a number of hybrid between various species of the cat family, Felidae. This article deals with hybrids between the species of the subfamily Felinae (feline hybrids). For hybrids between two species of the genus ""Panthera"" (lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards), see Panthera hybrid. There are no known hybrids between ""Neofelis"" (the clouded leopard) and other genera. By contrast, many genera of Felinae are interfertile with each other, though few hybridize under natural conditions, and not all combinations are likely to be viable (e.g. between the tiny rusty-spotted cat and the leopard-sized cougar)."
"Ferae The Ferae are a clade of mammals, consisting of the orders Carnivora (over 260 species, around the globe) and Pholidota (eight species of pangolins in tropical Africa and Asia). Pangolins do not exhibit morphological traits typically associated with carnivorans (wolves, cats, seals, and so on), and were thought to be the closest relatives of Xenarthra (armadillos and sloths), but DNA research conducted in the 2000s found the close relationship to carnivorans. Several extinct orders, relatives of the Pholidota, such as Creodonts, are members of Ferae as well. An alternate name, Ostentoria, has also been proposed for a grouping of"
"superfamily Canoidea (or suborder Caniformia) – Canidae (wolves, dogs and foxes), Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers), Mustelidae (weasels, badgers, and otters), Procyonidae (raccoons), Ursidae (bears), Ailuridae (red panda), Otariidae (eared seals), Odobenidae (walrus), and Phocidae (earless seals) (the last three families formerly classified in the superfamily Pinnipedia) and the extinct family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs) – are characterized by having nonchambered or partially chambered auditory bullae, nonretractable claws, and a well-developed baculum. Most species are rather plain in coloration, lacking the flashy spotted or rosetted coats like many species of felids and viverrids have. This is because Canoidea tend to range in"
"leading researchers to place it and other members of Eupleridae alternatively in Herpestidae, Viverridae, and Felidae. Felid features are primarily those associated with eating and digestion, including tooth shape and facial portions of the skull, the tongue, and the digestive tract, typical of its exclusively carnivorous diet. The remainder of the skull most closely resembles skulls of genus ""Viverra"", while the general body structure is most similar to that of various members of Herpestidae. The permanent dentition is (three incisors, one canine, three or four premolars, and one molar on each side of both the upper and lower jaws), with"
"horned owl (""Bubo virginianus""), northern cardinal (""Cardinalis cardinalis""), northern flicker (""Colaptes auratus""), red-bellied woodpecker (""Melanerpes carolinus""), red-headed woodpecker (""Melanerpes erythrocephalus""), red-shouldered hawk (""Buteo lineatus""), red-tailed hawk (""Buteo jamaicensis""), red-winged blackbird (""Agelaius phoeniceus""), ruby-throated hummingbird (""Archilochus colubris""), sharp-shinned hawk (""Accipiter striatus""), starling (""Sturnus vulgaris""), summer tanager (""Piranga rubra""), Swainson’s thrush (""Catharus ustulatus""), white-throated sparrow (""Zanotrichia albicollis""), wood thrush (""Hylocichla mustelina""), yellow-bellied sapsucker (""Sphyrapicus varius""), Mammals Beaver (genus ""Castor""), bobcat (""Felis rufa""), common raccoon (""Procyon lotor""), coyote (""Canis latrans""), deer, feral hog, grey fox (""Urocyon cinereoagenteus""), muskrat (""Ondatra zibethicus""), north American river otter (""Lutra Canadensis""), red fox (""Vulpes fulva""), skunk, squirrel. Reptiles"
"Pegasoferae Pegasoferae is a proposed clade of mammals based on genomic research in molecular systematics by Nishihara, Hasegawa and Okada (2006). To the surprise of the authors, their data led them to propose a clade that includes bats (order Chiroptera), carnivores such as cats and dogs (order Carnivora), horses and other odd-toed ungulates (order Perissodactyla) and pangolins (order Pholidota) as springing from a single evolutionary origin within the mammals. The name Pegasoferae was coined from the name of the mythological flying horse Pegasus to refer to bats and horses, and the term Ferae, encompassing carnivorans and pangolins. According to this,"
"Canidae The biological family Canidae The cat-like feliforms and dog-like caniforms emerged within the Carnivoramorpha 43 million years before present. The caniforms included the fox-like genus ""Leptocyon"" whose various species existed from 34 million years before present before branching 11.9 million YBP into Vulpini (foxes) and Canini (canines). Canids are found on all continents except Antarctica, having arrived independently or accompanied human beings over extended periods of time. Canids vary in size from the 2-m-long (6 ft 7 in) gray wolf to the 24-cm-long (9.4 in) fennec fox. The body forms of canids are similar, typically having long muzzles, upright"
"Fox Foxes are small-to-medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. Foxes have a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ""brush""). Twelve species belong to the monophyletic ""true foxes"" group of genus ""Vulpes"". Approximately another 25 current or extinct species are always or sometimes called foxes; these foxes are either part of the paraphyletic group of the South American foxes, or of the outlying group, which consists of bat-eared fox, gray fox, and island fox. Foxes live on every continent except Antarctica. By far the most common"
"Helmeted guineafowl The helmeted guineafowl (""Numida meleagris"") is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus ""Numida"". It is native to Africa, mainly south of the Sahara, and has been widely introduced into the West Indies, Brazil, Australia and Europe (e.g. southern France). In the early days of the European colonisation of North America, the native wild turkey (""Meleagris gallopavo"") was confused with this species. The word ""meleagris"", Greek for guineafowl, is also shared in the scientific names of the two species, though for the guineafowl it is the species name, whereas"
"Felyne The Felyne () is a fictional species of anthropomorphic cats in the ""Monster Hunter"" video game series developed by Capcom. They are the most common members of a diminutive race known as the Lynians that also includes the Shakalaka. They accompany player characters, or ""hunters"", and act as AI-controlled backup. Felynes who partner with a hunter are known as Palicoes and wear miniature suits of armor. Felynes have become a popular mascot for the series, and have featured in spin-off games, many cross-promotions with other Capcom and non-Capcom video games, and various Japanese consumer products. Felynes first appeared in"
"Felyne The Felyne () is a fictional species of anthropomorphic cats in the ""Monster Hunter"" video game series developed by Capcom. They are the most common members of a diminutive race known as the Lynians that also includes the Shakalaka. They accompany player characters, or ""hunters"", and act as AI-controlled backup. Felynes who partner with a hunter are known as Palicoes and wear miniature suits of armor. Felynes have become a popular mascot for the series, and have featured in spin-off games, many cross-promotions with other Capcom and non-Capcom video games, and various Japanese consumer products. Felynes first appeared in"