Felidae


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Noun1.Felidae - catsFelidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
mammal family - a family of mammals
Carnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
genus Lynx - lynxes
big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
genus Smiledon, Smiledon - saber-toothed tigers
genus Nimravus, Nimravus - false sabertoothed tigers
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Amongst mammals, we see it strikingly displayed in Bats, and in a lesser degree in the Felidae and Canidae.
Strange friendships are often formed between the lower animals of different species, but less often between man and the savage felidae, because of the former's inherent fear of the great cats.
And the second has three felidae species, the term used to describe the family of cats including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.
Density, environmental suitability and ecological niche in four American feline species (Carnivora: Felidae).
Animals in the Felidae family, including many species of large cats as well as domestic cats, were long believed to be resistant to Canine Distemper, until some researchers reported the prevalence of CDV infection in large felids.
What is the common name for animals of the family Felidae? A Dogs B Rodents C Cats D Birds 8.
In the Felidae family, left dominance was observed in twenty wild cats (possibly Felis silvestris (Schreber, 1777)) (Hadziselimovic et al.); in one Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Marques); and in one Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Perez & Lima).
Estimacion poblacional y conservacion de felinos (Carnivora: Felidae) en el norte de Quinta Roo, Mexico.
La familia Felidae esta representada en Mexico por seis especies: jaguar (Panthera onca, Linnaeus 1758), puma (Puma concolor, Linnaeus 1771), jaguarundi (Puma jaguaroundi, E.
RANGE EXTENSION OF THE PANTANAL CAT Leopardus braccatus (CARNIVORA, FELIDAE) IN A CERRADO-CAATINGA-ATLANTIC FOREST ECOTONE, BRAZIL
(3,4) Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) are important retroviruses that affect domestic cats and wild Felidae. (5) Human occupation of natural environments, with the consequent contact and exposure of wildlife to domestic animals, poses an increasing threat.
Abundance changes and activity flexebility of the oncilla, Leopardus guttulus (Carnivora: Felidae), appear to reflect avoidance of conflict.