Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
           Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788
             Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
               1 Felis bieti Milne-Edwards, 1892 - Chinese mountain cat
               2 Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 - domestic cat
               3 Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 - jungle cat
               4 Felis manul Pallas, 1776 - Pallas's cat
               5 Felis margarita Loche, 1858 - sand cat
               6 Felis nigripes Burchell, 1824 - black-footed cat
               7 Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 - wildcat