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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Felidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Felidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, CalPhotos, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, INBio, IABIN, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, VERA, Kissling et al, 2014, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Austria Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guyana Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kiribati Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Lebanon Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Moldova Species List, Mongolia Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Norway Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tibet Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Turkey Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, BioPedia, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, OBIS environmental data records, United States Species List, and Lovegrove 2014

Alternative Names

? africanus Andrews, 1914
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? amnicola Gillette, 1976
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? augustus Leidy, 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? catocopis Cope, 1887
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? coloradensis Cook, 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? crusafonti Schultz & Martin, 1970
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cultridens Cuvier, 1824
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? debilis Cope, 1879
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? fatalis Leidy, 1868
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? floridanus Leidy, 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gracilis Cope, 1880
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hesperus Gazin, 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hibbardi Dalquest, 1969
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? idahoensis Merriam, 1918
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? intrepidus Leidy, 1858
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ischyrus Merriam, 1905
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? issiodorensis Croizet & Jobert, 1828
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? johnstoni Mawby, 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? lacustris Gazin, 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? longignathus Shotwell, 1956
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? megantereon Croizet & Jobert, 1828
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? mercerii Cope, 1895
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? minor Morales et al., 1998
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? orientalis Kittl, 1887
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? palaeoonca Meade, 1945
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pedionomus Macdonald, 1948
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? planiceps Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? propampina Ameghino, 1891
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? proterolyncis Savage, 1941
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? quadridentata de Blainville, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rexroadensis Stephens, 1959
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? riggii Kraglievich, 1948
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? serus Cope, 1893
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? stouti Schultz & Martin, 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? studeri Savage, 1960
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? temminckii Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? thinobates Macdonald, 1948
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? tigris Linnaeus, 1758
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? trumani Orr, 1969
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? uncia Schreber, 1775
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? vorohuensis Berta, 1983
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? yagouaroundi É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Abelia Kretzoi 1938
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Asilifelis Werdelin 2011
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Catolynx Gray 1867
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dolichofelis Kretzoi 1929
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dromopanthera Kretzoi 1929
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Epimachairodus Kretzoi 1929
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Felidae Gray 1821
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Fortunictis Pons-Moya 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemimachairodus von Koenigswald 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Herpailurus Severtzov 1858
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ischyrosmilus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Jansofelis Bonifay 1971
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Katifelis Adrian, Werdelin & Grossman 2018
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Leontoceryx Kretzoi 1938
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Metailurus Zdansky 1926
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Miomachairodus Schmidt-Kittler 1976
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Namafelis Morales, Pickford, Fraile, Salesa & Soria 2003
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nanosmilus Martin 1992
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Oncifelis
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Oreailurus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Otocolobus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Paramachaerodus Pilgrim 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pikermia Kretzoi 1938
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pristifelis Salesa, Antón, Morales & Peigné 2012
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Propontosmilus Kretzoi 1929
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Schaubia Camp, Welles & Green 1949
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sivaelurus Pilgrim 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sivafelis Pilgrim 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sivapardus Baker 1969
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sivasmilus Kretzoi 1929
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Smilodontidion Kraglievich 1948
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stenailurus Crusafont-Pairo & Aguirre 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Therailurus Piveteau 1948
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Viretailurus Hemmer 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Vishnufelis Pilgrim 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Unidentified Felidae
Felines
Recognized by admin

Adyghe

Чэтыу preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Felinae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

የድመት አስተኔ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

سنوريات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

կատվազգիներ preferred
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Azerbaijani

Pişiklər preferred
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Belarusian

каціныя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

মার্জার preferred
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Bosnian

Mačke preferred
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Breton

Kazheged preferred
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Bulgarian

коткови preferred
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Burmese

ကြောင်မျိုးရင်း preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Fèlid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

猫科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Кушак йышшисем preferred
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Croatian

Mačke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kočkovití preferred
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Danish

Kattefamilien preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

katachtigen preferred
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Esperanto

Felisedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

kaslased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Kissaeläimet
Recognized by admin
kissaeläimet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Félidés
Recognized by admin
félins preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Félidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

კატისებრნი preferred
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German

Katzen preferred
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Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αιλουρίδες preferred
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Guarani

Mbarakajarundi preferred
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Hebrew

חתוליים preferred
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Hindi

फ़ेलिडाए preferred
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Hungarian

macskafélék preferred
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Icelandic

Kattardýr preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ingush

Циска preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)

felides preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

felidi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ネコ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kabardian Circassian

Джэдухэр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Tiserɣuda preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Мысықтәрізділер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Мышык сымалдар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Komi

Кань котыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

고양이과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Famîleya pisîkan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

kaķu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Katte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Felido preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Katiniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Low Saxon

Katten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lower Sorbian

Kócki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Kazen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Мачки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

മാർജ്ജാര വംശം preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

मार्जार कुळ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Meadow Mari

Пырыс-влак preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

კატუშობურეფი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Мийнхэн preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Mīmiztin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Náshdóí Ndahalinígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Kaater preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

bussáeallit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

kattefamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Felids preferred
Recognized by admin

Oromo

Bashurreyyii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

Гæдыхуызтæ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

گربه‌ایان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

kotowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

felídeos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Felide preferred
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Russian

кошачьи preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Куоскатыҥылар кэргэннэрэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Mačke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Mačkovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Bahda Bisada preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Mačke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

kattdjur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tajik

Гурбашаклҳо preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

பூனைக் குடும்பம் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

мәчелеләр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

ఫెలిడే preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์เสือและแมว preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Kedigiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

مۈشۈك ئائىلىسى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

котові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Catt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Poeso preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kissáelleeh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
krapoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Kóčki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

خاندان گربہ preferred
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Uzbek

Mushuksimonlar preferred
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Vietnamese

họ Mèo preferred
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Walloon

Tchetidîs preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Kateftigen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

猫科 preferred
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Yiddish

פעלידאע preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

السنوريات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

پیشیکلر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckb

خێزانی پشیلە preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hak

Meu-khô preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ltg

Kaču saime preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Коти йишвлӓ preferred
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Nan

Niau-kho preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

بلی ٹبر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Felídeos
Recognized by admin
Felinos
Recognized by admin
felídeos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vls

Katachtign preferred
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Yue

貓科 preferred
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Zh Cn

猫科 preferred
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Zh Hans

猫科 preferred
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Zh Hant

貓科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

貓科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Felidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae (this page)