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 Pantherinae Pocock, 1917 Genus Panthera Oken, 1816 - big cats Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) - leopard Panthera pardus orientalis (Schlegel, 1857)