In biological classification , a subfamily ( Latin : subfamilia , plural subfamiliae ) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank , next below family but more inclusive than genus . Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zoological subfamily names with "-inae".
6-524: See § Taxonomy Felinae is a subfamily of the Felidae and comprises the small cats having a bony hyoid , because of which they are able to purr but not roar . Other authors have proposed an alternative definition for this subfamily, as comprising only the living conical -toothed cat genera with two tribes, the Felini and Pantherini, and excluding the extinct sabre-toothed Machairodontinae . The members of
12-525: Is an extinct prehistoric cat that was described in 1956 by Alfredo Castellanos using the scientific name Felis pumoides . Castellanos excavated its fossil remains in the Reartes Valley located in the province of Córdoba , Argentina in a stratum called 'Brocherense bed', which probably dates to the Pliocene . Fossil remains consisted of a maxilla , the orbital section of the frontal bone ,
18-419: Is an example of a botanical subfamily. Detarioideae is a subdivision of the family Fabaceae (legumes), containing 84 genera. Stevardiinae is an example of a zoological subfamily. Stevardiinae is a large subdivision of the family Characidae , a diverse clade of freshwater fish . This biology article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Puma pumoides Puma pumoides
24-2046: The Felinae diverged between 10.67 and 4.23 million years ago. Today, the following living genera and species are recognised as belonging to the Felinae: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The phylogenetic relationships of Felinae are shown in the following cladogram: Felis catus ( domestic cat ) [REDACTED] Felis lybica ( African wildcat ) [REDACTED] Felis bieti ( Chinese mountain cat ) [REDACTED] Felis silvestris ( European wildcat ) [REDACTED] † Felis lunensis ( Martelli's cat ) Felis margarita ( Sand cat ) Felis nigripes ( Black-footed cat ) [REDACTED] Felis chaus ( Jungle cat ) [REDACTED] † Pristifelis attica Prionailurus bengalensis ( Leopard cat ) [REDACTED] Prionailurus javanensis ( Sunda leopard cat ) Prionailurus viverrinus ( Fishing cat ) Prionailurus planiceps ( Flat-headed cat ) [REDACTED] Prionailurus rubiginosus ( Rusty-spotted cat ) Otocolobus manul ( Pallas's cat ) Puma concolor ( Cougar ) [REDACTED] † Puma pardoides ( Eurasian puma ) [REDACTED] † Puma pumoides † Miracinonyx inexpectatus † Miracinonyx trumani Herpailurus yagouaroundi ( Jaguarundi ) [REDACTED] Acinonyx jubatus ( Cheetah ) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] † Acinonyx pardinensis ( Giant cheetah ) † Acinonyx aicha † Acinonyx intermedius † Sivapanthera brachygnathus † Sivapanthera pleistocaenicus † Sivapanthera potens † Sivapanthera linxiaensis † Sivapanthera padhriensis † Sivapanthera arvernensis Lynx lynx ( Eurasian lynx ) [REDACTED] Lynx pardinus ( Iberian lynx ) [REDACTED] Lynx canadensis ( Canada lynx ) Lynx rufus ( Bobcat ) † Lynx issiodorensis ( Issoire lynx ) † Lynx rexroadensis † Lynx thomasi Leopardus pardalis ( Ocelot ) [REDACTED] Leopardus wiedii ( Margay ) Subfamily Detarioideae
30-413: The Felinae have retractile claws that are protected by at least one cutaneous lobe . Their larynx is kept close to the base of the skull by an ossified hyoid. They can purr owing to the vocal folds being shorter than 6 mm (0.24 in). The cheetah Acinonyx does not have cutaneous sheaths for guarding claws. The term 'Felini' was first used in 1817 by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim , at
36-456: The time for all the cat species that had been proposed as belonging to the genus Felis . In 1917, Reginald Innes Pocock also subordinated the following genera to the Felinae that had been proposed in the course of the 19th century: Lynx , Puma , Leptailurus , Prionailurus , Pardofelis , Leopardus , Herpailurus , Neofelis and four more. The Felinae and Pantherinae probably diverged about 11.5 million years ago. The genera within
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