Family Tree

Information is from 1997 - recent genetic testing may move some "branches" of the family tree to another location, such as it is possible the Cheetah and Cougar are "cousins"

Family Felidae (cats)

Subfamily Acinonychinae
Genus Acinonyx - Acinonyx jubatus (cheetah)

Subfamily Felinae - Felines Purr, not Roar

Genus Caracal - Caracal caracal (caracal)

Genus Catopuma (bay cat, Bornean red, Temminck's cat, Asian golden)

Genus Felis
Felis bieti (Chinese desert cat)
Felis catus (domestic cat)
Felis chaus (jungle cat)
Felis lybica (African wild cat)
Felis manul (Pallas's cat)
Felis margarita (sand cat)
Felis nigripes (black-footed cat)
Felis sylvestris (European wild cat)

Genus Herpailurus - Herpailurus yagouaroundi (jaguarondi)

Genus Leopardus
Leopardus pardalis (ocelot)
Leopardus tigrina (tiger cat, spotted cat, oncilla)
Leopardus wiedii (margay)

Genus Leptailurus - Leprailurus serval (serval)

Genus Lynx
Lynx canadensis (North American lynx)
Lynx lynx (Eurasian lynx)
Lynx pardinus (Iberian lynx, Spanish lynx))
Lynx rufus (bobcat)

Genus Mayailurus - Mayailurus iriomotensis (Iriomote cat)

Genus Oncifelis
Oncifelis colocolo (pampas cat)
Oncifelis geoffreyi (Geoffrey's cat)
Oncifelis guigna (kodkod)

Genus Oreailurus - Oreailurus jacobita (Andean mountain cat)

Genus Otocolobus - Otocolobus manul (Pallas' cat)

Genus Prionailurus
Prionailurus bengalensis (leopard cat)
Prionailurus planiceps (flat-headed cat)
Prionailurus rubiginosus (rusty-spotted cat)
Prionailurus viverrinus (fishing cat)

Genus Profelis - Profelis aurata (African golden cat)

Genus Puma - Puma concolor (puma)

Subfamily Pantherinae - Panthers Roar, not Purr

Genus Neofelis - Neofelis nebulosa (clouded leopard)

Genus Panthera
Panthera leo (lion)
Panthera onca (jaguar)
Panthera pardus (leopard)
Panthera tigris (tiger)

Genus Pardofelis - Pardofelis marmorata (marbled cat)

Genus Uncia - Uncia uncia (snow leopard)