living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Eukaryotae see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                 Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                   Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                     Suborder Feliforma see Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
                       Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
                         01 Subfamily Acinonchinae see Subfamily Acinonychinae Pocock, 1917
                         02 Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
                         03 Genus Leptailurus Severtzov, 1858
                         04 Genus Prionailurus Severtzov, 1858
                         05 Genus Mayailurus Imaizumi, 1967 see Subgenus Prionailurus Severtzov, 1858
                         06 Genus Ictalurus orth. inval. see Subgenus Ictailurus Severtzov, 1858
                         07 Genus Octolobus orth. inval. see Genus Otocolobus Brandt, 1842
                         08 Genus Pardofelis Severtzov, 1858
                         09 Genus Profelis Severtzov, 1858
                         10 Genus Caracal Gray, 1843
                         11 Genus Puma Jardine, 1834
                         12 Genus Leopardus Gray, 1842
                         13 Genus Oncifelis Severtzov, 1858 see Subgenus Leopardus Gray, 1842
                         14 Genus Lynchailurus Severtzov, 1858 see Subgenus Lynchailurus Severtzov, 1858
                         15 Genus Oreailurus Cabrera, 1940 see Genus Leopardus Gray, 1842
                         16 Genus Herpailurus Severtzov, 1858 see Genus Puma Jardine, 1834
                         17 Genus Lynx Kerr, 1792 - lynxes
                         18 Genus Panthera Oken, 1816 - big cats
                         19 Genus Neofelis Gray, 1867 - clouded leopard