Subfamily
Felinae (Small cats)
Lynx rufus. Photo: (c) Kala Murphy King, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
The Felinae are a subfamily of the family Felidae that includes the genera and species presented below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the cougar and cheetah. The earliest records of the Felinae are ascribed to Felis attica of western Eurasia from the late Miocene, 9 million years ago (Mya). It is estimated that the pantherine big cats split away from this group about 6.37 million years…
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