Felis

European Wildcat

Felis is a predator species of the cat family ( Felidae ).

Almost all representatives of small cats are expected in this genre, especially in older classifications, in more recent works include only some minor living in Eurasia or Africa to species, of which the wildcat or the domestic cat is the best known.

Specifically today following species Felis be expected:

  • Gray cat ( Felis bieti )
  • Jungle cat (Felis chaus )
  • Manul (Felis manul )
  • Sand Cat ( Felis margarita )
  • Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes )
  • Wildcat ( Felis silvestris ), including the domestic cat

The manul is often performed in a separate genus, Otocolobus.

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