The species in the revision are as follows (
@devilfish posted a link to the list on page 2 but that link no longer works, so I can't compare to see if it was precisely the same). See the paper for further discussions over the decisions, obviously. The list as below is on page 76 of the paper - although note that it is arranged in a different order than in the species accounts.
Lion
Panthera leo (2 subspecies)
Jaguar
Panthera onca (monotypic)
Leopard
Panthera pardus (8 subspecies)
Tiger
Panthera tigris (2 subspecies)
Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia (monotypic)
Sunda Clouded Leopard
Neofelis diardi (2 subspecies)
Mainland Clouded Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa (monotypic)
African Golden Cat
Caracal aurata (2 subspecies)
Caracal
Caracal caracal (3 subspecies)
Serval
Leptailurus serval (3 subspecies)
Pampas Cat or Colocolo
Leopardus colocola (7 subspecies)
Geoffroy's Cat
Leopardus geoffroyi (monotypic)
Kodkod or Guina
Leopardus guigna (2 subspecies)
Southern Tigrina
Leopardus guttulus (monotypic)
Andean Mountain Cat
Leopardus jacobita (monotypic)
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis (2 subspecies)
Northern Tigrina
Leopardus tigrinus (2 subspecies)
Margay
Leopardus weidii (3 subspecies)
Borneo Bay Cat
Catopuma badia (monotypic)
Asiatic Golden Cat
Catopuma temminckii (2 subspecies)
Marbled Cat
Pardofelis marmorata (2 subspecies)
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis (monotypic)
Eurasian Lynx
Lynx lynx (6 subspecies)
Iberian Lynx
Lynx pardinus (monotypic)
Bobcat
Lynx rufus (2 subspecies)
Puma
Puma concolor (2 subspecies)
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus (4 subspecies)
Jaguarundi
Herpailurus yagouaroundi (monotypic)
Mainland Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis (2 subspecies)
Sunda Leopard Cat
Prionailurus javanensis (2 subspecies)
Flat-headed Cat
Prionailurus planiceps (monotypic)
Rusty-spotted Cat
Prionailurus rubiginosus (3 subspecies)
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus (2 subspecies)
Pallas' Cat
Otocolobus manul (2 subspecies)
Chinese Mountain Cat
Felis bieti (monotypic)
Domestic Cat
Felis catus (monotypic)
Jungle Cat
Felis chaus (3 subspecies)
African Wild Cat
Felis lybica (3 subspecies)
Sand Cat
Felis margarita (2 subspecies)
Black-footed Cat
Felis nigripes (monotypic)
European Wild Cat
Felis silvestris (2 subspecies)
Some notes on the species list above, with regards to further research being needed (page 78 of the paper).
*Whether the Chinese Mountain Cat is specifically distinct.
*Whether the African Wild Cat may be three species. (In the paper their account is titled "steppe and bush cats of Africa and Asia" rather than African Wild Cat).
*Whether the Marbled Cat may be two species.
*Whether the Pampas Cat may be three species.
*Whether the Northern Tigrina is two species.
Some further points I thought might be worth adding.
*They do discuss that a number of their treatments are postulative (e.g. in the accounts for Tiger, African Wild Cat, Pampas Cat, etc etc).
*The Pampas Cat's specific name
colocola is a correction from
colocolo. The paper still combines the putative three species as one, for now. The other two would be
L. braccatus and
L. pajeros if split.
*The Malayan Tiger's scientific name
Panthera tigris jacksoni is actually a
nomen nudum.
*The Mainland and Sunda Leopard Cats may be sympatric in Peninsular Malaysia, which would certainly be interesting if that proves to be the case.
*Four Cheetah subspecies can be genetically distinguished apparently.
*The diversification of South American felids primarily occurred in North America prior to the formation of the Central American landbridge, rather than after immigration into South America.
Some personal notes:
*I find it interesting that the European Wild Cat is considered distinct but not the Indian Wild Cat (it is still contained within the African Wild Cat as of this paper's treatment).
*I am glad that the Domestic Cat is treated as an independent species, because I have Feral Cat on my life list, and I was dreading finally seeing a genuine Wild Cat species and having to juggle a proper species with the rubbish feral one.
*I'm on board with almost all the treatments in the paper, although I don't agree with the overlumping (in my opinion) of Puma and Tiger amongst a few others.
