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 Pantherinae Pocock, 1917
             Genus Panthera Oken, 1816 - big cats
               1 Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) - lion
               2 Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) - jaguar
               3 Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) - leopard
               4 Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) - tiger