Earlier today, I was musing on the fact that between us, the membership of Zoochat have seen all but two of the cat species recognised in the new taxonomy proposed here - the odd ones out being the Bay Cat and Chinese Mountain Cat, which I believe none of us have seen. Moreover, almost all of the species seen have been photographed and posted to the Zoochat gallery; as such I thought it would be interesting to post a thread detailing the major points put forward in this new assessment of the Felidae, along with posting images of each species and, where appropriate, noteworthy subspecies or subspecies which this new taxonomy lumps together.
To start with, the following is the basic summary of the taxonomy proposed, in lineage order:
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)
Afro-Asian 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)
To start with, the following is the basic summary of the taxonomy proposed, in lineage order:
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)
Afro-Asian 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)
