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 Lynx Kerr, 1792 - lynxes Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777) - bobcat Lynx rufus superiorensis Peterson & Downing, 1952