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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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Species
Felidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyFelidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded689,825
貓科包括獅子、老虎和豹等動物，是食肉目的9個科中最為肉食性的哺乳動物。第一種的貓科動物出現於漸新世，人們更熟悉的家貓和人類在一万年前開始有關連。家貓的野生種親戚野貓，仍然生存在歐洲、非洲和亞洲東部等地，雖然棲地破壞限制了其居住範圍。 其他貓科動物中知名的成員有包括如獅子、老虎、豹和美洲豹等大貓，以及其他如美洲獅、獵豹、猞猁、獰貓和短尾貓等貓亚科动物。已滅絕的劍齒虎亞科為真的貓科動物，而其他如袋劍齒虎和獵貓等相似的動物則不是。
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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.