Felidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Feloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia Infraordo: Aeluroidea Superfamilia: Feloidea

Familia: Felidae
Subfamiliae: Felinae – Pantherinae – †Machairodontinae – †Proailurinae

Name

Felidae Batsch, 1788

Combinations

Felina Batsch, 1788: 110 (as family)
Felini: Fischer, 1817: 372
Felidae: Gray, 1821: 302 (as family)
Feloidae: Hay, 1930: 538 (as superfamily)
Feloidea: Simpson, 1931: 277 (as superfamily)

Synonyms

Lyncina Gray, 1867
Euailuroida Kretzoi, 1929
Felinoidea Brunet, 1979

References

Primary references

Batsch, A.J.G.C. 1788. Versuch einer Anleitung zur Kenntniss und Geschichte der Thiere und Mineralien. Erster Theil. Allgemeine Geschichte der Natur; besondre der Säugthiere, Vögel, Amphibien und Fische. Jena: Akademischen Buchandlung, 528 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79854

Additional references

Dubois, A. & Bour, R. 2010. The distinction between family-series and class-series nomina in zoological nomenclature, with emphasis on the nomina created by Batsch (1788, 1789) and on the higher nomenclature of turtles. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 149–171.
Fischer, G. 1817. Adversaria zoologica. Fascicule I. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 5: 357–446. BHL. 1 De nexu corporum naturalium in universum. pp. 357–367. 2 De systemate Mammalium. pp. 368–391. 3 De mammalium generibus. pp. 391–446. Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.
Hay, O.P. 1929–30. Second bibliography and catalogue of the fossil Vertebrata of North America. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 390. Vol. I: 1–916 (1929), II. 1–1074 (1930). Wellcome Collection BHL Reference page.
Kitchener, A.C., Breitenmoser-Würsten, Ch., Eizirik, E., Gentry, A., Werdelin, L., Wilting, A., Yamaguchi, N., Abramov, A.V., Christiansen, P., Driscoll, C., Duckworth, J.W., Johnson, W., Luo, S.-J., Meijaard, E., O’Donoghue, P., Sanderson, J., Seymour, K., Bruford, M., Groves, C., Hoffmann, M., Nowell, K., Timmons, Z. & Tobe, S. 2017. A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN/ SSC Cat Specialist Group. Cat News Special Issue 11: 80 pp. PDF. Reference page.
Simpson, G.G. 1931. A new classification of mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 59: 259–293.

Links

Felidae in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Kotzen
беларуская: Каціныя
български: Котки
বাংলা: ফেলিডি
català: Felí
corsu: felini
čeština: Kočkovití
dansk: Kattefamilien
Deutsch: Katzen
English: Cat Family, Felids
Esperanto: Felisedoj
español: Félidos
eesti: Kaslased
suomi: Kissaeläimet
Nordfriisk: Kaater
français: Félidés
galego: Felinos
עברית: חתוליים
hrvatski: Mačke
magyar: Macskafélék
Bahasa Indonesia: Kucing
italiano: Felidi
日本語: ネコ科
Jawa: Kucing
한국어: 고양이과
kurdî: Famîleya pisîkan
Lëtzebuergesch: Kazen
Limburgs: Katte
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကြောင်မျိုးရင်း
norsk bokmål: Kattefamilien
Nederlands: Katachtigen
norsk nynorsk: Kattedyr
norsk: Kattefamilien
polski: Kotowate
português: Felídeos
русский: Кошачьи
Sunda: Ucing
svenska: Kattdjur
ไทย: วงศ์เสือและแมว
Türkçe: Kedigiller
українська: Котячі
Tiếng Việt: Họ Mèo
walon: Tchetidî
中文（简体）: 猫科
中文（繁體）: 貓科