Felinae
| Felinae | |
|---|---|
| Clockwise, an ocelot, a European wildcat, a cougar and a cheetah | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae Fischer von Waldheim, 1817 |
| Type genus | |
| Felis | |
| Genera | |
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See §Taxonomy | |
| Native ranges of Felinae | |
The small cats or Felinae are a subfamily of Felidae distinguished by their bony hyoids, which let them purr but not roar. Other authors have proposed an alternative definition for this subfamily, as comprising only the living conical-toothed cat genera with two tribes, the Felini and Pantherini, and excluding the extinct sabre-toothed Machairodontinae.