Felidae

Also known as felids, cat family, feline family, felid, cat

Felidae ( ) is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid ( ).

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Felidae is the family of mammals that includes all cats, from house cats to lions and tigers. Members of this family are called felids and belong to the larger group of carnivorous mammals.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Felidae is referenced by 1,625 other articles, and connects out to Ursidae, Hyaenidae and serval.

It is catalogued under topics including Extant Chattian first appearances, Felidae and Mammal families.

Its subject is documented across 133 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Felidae

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyFelidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded689,825

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,157
With media: 79
Family: Felidae
Collections: USNM, CM, SDNHM, UTEP
Recorded in: United States

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Research

148,746 papers

Emerging viruses in the Felidae: shifting paradigms.ReviewViruses · 2012O'Brien SJ, Troyer JL, Brown MA et al.DOI: 10.3390/v4020236
Felinine: a urinary amino acid of Felidae.ReviewComparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology · 1995Hendriks WH, Moughan PJ, Tarttelin MF et al.DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(95)00130-1
Fleas (Siphonaptera) From the Puma, Puma concolor (Carnivora: Felidae), A Rangewide Review and New Records from Utah and Texas, USA.ReviewJournal of medical entomology · 2022Oliver GV, Eckerlin RPDOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac119
Evolution of feline immunodeficiency virus in Felidae: implications for human health and wildlife ecology.ReviewVeterinary immunology and immunopathology · 2008Pecon-Slattery J, Troyer JL, Johnson WE et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.01.010
The natural cytotoxicity receptor genes in the family Felidae.HLA · 2022Bubenikova J, Futas J, Oppelt J et al.DOI: 10.1111/tan.14803
[Summary of phylogeny in family Felidae of Carnivora].ReviewYi chuan = Hereditas · 2012Wang JF, Zhang YP, Yu LDOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2012.01365
Cats.ReviewCurrent biology : CB · 2004O'Brien SJDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.11.017
Iliac auricular surface morphofunctional study in felidae.Zoology (Jena, Germany) · 2020Pallandre JP, Cornette R, Placide MA et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2019.125714

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Wikidata facts

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taxon name: Felidae
Commons category: Felidae
start time: 25000000-0
taxon common name: kotowate

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Encyclopedic overview

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Characteristics
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Phylogeny
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Felidae ( ) is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid ( ).

The 41 extant Felidae species exhibit the greatest diversity in fur patterns of all terrestrial carnivores. Cats have retractile claws, slender muscular bodies and strong flexible forelimbs. Their teeth and facial muscles allow for a powerful bite. They are all obligate carnivores, and most are solitary predators ambushing or stalking their prey. Wild cats occur in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. Some wild cat species are adapted to forest and savanna habitats, some to arid environments, and a few also to wetlands and mountainous terrain. Their activity patterns range from nocturnal and crepuscular to diurnal, depending on their preferred prey species.

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