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Felis catus, cat taxonomy


Taxonomic lineage of domestic cat Felis catus

cellular organisms - Eukaryota - Fungi/Metazoa group - Metazoa - Eumetazoa - Bilateria - Coelomata - Deuterostomia - Chordata - Craniata - Vertebrata - Gnathostomata - Teleostomi - Euteleostomi - Sarcopterygii - Tetrapoda - Amniota - Mammalia - Theria - Eutheria - Laurasiatheria - Carnivora - Feliformia - Felidae - Felinae - Felis - Felis catus

Felidae (cat family)

Cat family (Felidae) belongs to order Carnivora and is divided into three subfamilies, each of which contains one or more genera.

 

Cheetahs

Cheetahs

We all know cheetahs can keep up with traffic on the freeway, but is everyone aware that from a standing start, a cheetah can accelerate faster than a racecar? Watch out—kids may be so intrigued they’ll want to get out a stopwatch and see how fast they ca


 

Subfamily Acinonychinae (cheeetah)

 

Little Cats

Little Cats

Little cats aren’t always little. The puma, or mountain lion, can be nine feet long from head to tail. A snow leopard can jump farther than some of its big cat relatives. So what makes a little cat a little cat? This book tells all.


Subfamily Felinae ("little" cats)

Tigers

Tigers

Tiger species are dying off at an alarming rate. Four of the five species left number less than 700 individuals.


Lions

Lions

Like kittens, lion cubs are born with an instinct to hunt. They’ll pounce on beetles, butterflies, or anything else that moves. Explore the way these cats grow from cute and cuddly to fierce and ferocious.


 

Subfamily Pantherinae (panthers, big cats)

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