Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788 Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - small cats, lynxes, and cougar Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 - jungle cat