organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Superclass Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - tetrapods see Clade Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]
               Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
                 Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                   Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                     Superorder Ferae Linnaeus, 1758 see Grandorder Ferae Linnaeus, 1758
                       Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
                           Genus Lynx Kerr, 1792 - lynxes
                           Genus Puma Jardine, 1834
                           01 Genus †Proailurus Filhol, 1879
                           02 Genus †Pseudaelurus Gervais, 1850
                           03 Genus †Hoplophoneus Cope, 1874
                           04 Genus †Metailurus Zdansky, 1924
                           05 Genus †Dinofelis Zdansky, 1924
                           06 Genus †Paramachairodus see Genus Paramachaerodus Pilgrim, 1913
                           07 Genus †Megantereon Croizet & Jobert, 1828
                           08 Genus †Smilodon Lund, 1842
                           09 Genus †Nimravus Cope, 1879
                           10 Genus †Nimravides Kitts, 1958
                           11 Genus †Machairodus Kaup, 1833
                           12 Genus †Homotherium Fabrini, 1890
                           13 Genus †Dinobastis [Cope], 1893 see Genus Homotherium Fabrini, 1890
                           14 Genus †Sansanosmilus Kretzoi, 1929
                           15 Genus †Eusmilus Gervais, 1876
                           16 Genus †Dinictis Leidy, 1854
                           17 Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
                           19 Genus Acinonyx Brookes, 1828 - cheetah
                           20 Genus Neofelis Gray, 1867 - clouded leopard
                           21 Genus Panthera Oken, 1816 - big cats