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 a family of mammals within the order Carnivora and class Mammalia. The taxon was described by Fischer von Waldheim in 1817 and has an accepted status. Its taxonomic type is Felis, and it belongs to the parent taxa Feloidea and Feliformia. Members of this group are capable of producing a purr.

The family includes species found in freshwater habitats. Records indicate occurrences in the United States, with specimens held by institutions including USNM, CM, SDNHM, and UTEP. The group has been referenced by 1,625 other encyclopedia articles.

Felidae originated approximately 25 million years ago. The scientific name is Felidae, with common names including kattefamilien, mačke, and kotowate. The topic is listed as a vital article on Wikipedia and has a main category of Category:Felids.

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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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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Characteristics
Evolutionary history
Classification
Phylogeny
See also
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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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