SilverTiger12

An editor with an interest in carnivorans in general and felids in particular. Primarily active over on en.wikipedia.

Felidae

• Family: Felidae

More or less personal, haphazard notes on the taxonomy of [mostly fossil] Felidae. This does not necessarily follow researcher consensus and may include my own thoughts on matters.

Proailurinae

• Subfamily: †Proailurinae
  • Genus: †Proailurus
    • †Proailurus lemanensis
    • †Proailurus bourbonnensis
    • †Proailurus major
  • Genus: †Pseudaelurus [syn. Styriofelis, Miopanthera, Schizailurus]
    • †Pseudaelurus quadridentatis
    • †Pseudaelurus guangheensis
    • †Pseudaelurus cuspidatus
  • Genus: †Hyperailurictis
    • †Hyperailurictis intrepidus [syn. Felis intrepidus, Pseudaelurus intrepidus]
    • †Hyperailurictis marshi [syn. Pseudaelurus marshi, Pseuaelurus aeluroides]
    • †Hyperailurictis skinneri
    • †Hyperailurictis stouti [syn. Lynx stouti, Pseudaelurus stouti]
    • †Hyperailurictis validus
  • Genus: †Styriofelis [syn. Schizailurus]
    • †Styriofelis turnauensis [syn. Pseudaelurus turnauensis, Pseudaelurus transitorius]
    • †Styriofelis romieviensis [syn. Pseudaelurus romieviensis]
  • Genus: †Leptofelis
    • †Leptofelis vallesiensis [syn. Styriofelis vallesiansis]
  • Genus: †Miopanthera
    • †Miopanthera lorteti [syn. Pseudaelurus lorteti, Styriofelis lorteti]
    • †Miopanthera pamiri [syn. Felis pamiri]
    • More recent studies have proposed moving M. lorteti to Sivaelurus, and grouping M. pamiri with Panthera blytheae in a new genus †Palaeopanthera, effectively emptying Miopanthera.

Machairodontinae

• Tribe: †Metailurini
  • Genus: †Metailurus
    • †Metailurus major
    • †Metailurus mongonliensis
    • †Metailurus boodon
    • †Metailurus ultimus [= Metailurus major?] (Li 2014)
    • †Metailurus hengduanshanensis (Zong et al, 1996)
  • Genus: †Dinofelis [syn. Therailurus]
    • †Dinofelis barlowi [syn. Therailurus barlowi]
    • †Dinofelis piveteaui [syn. Therailurus piveteaui]
    • †Dinofelis cristata [syn. Dinofelis abeli]
    • †Dinofelis diastemata [syn. Therailurus diatemata]
    • †Dinofelis petteri
    • †Dinofelis aronoki
    • †Dinofelis darti
    • †Dinofelis palaeoonca [sometimes called Dinofelis paleoonca]
    • †Dinofelis werdelini
  • Genus: †Adelphailurus
    • †Adelphailurus kansensis
  • Genus: †Stenailurus
    • †Stenailurus teilhardi
  • Genus: †Yoshi
    • †Yoshi minor [syn. Metailurus minor, Parapseudailurus minor Metailurus parvulus,, Pikermia parvula, Machairodus parvulus - note all parvulus variant are nomen dubium, not proper synonyms]
    • †Yoshi garevskii
    • †Yoshi faie
    • †Yoshi yongdengensis
    • †Yoshi obscura [syn. Felis obscura, Metailurus obscura, Megantereon obscura]
  • Genus: †Fortunictis
    • †Fortunictis acerensis Pons-Moya 1987
• Tribe: †Smilodontini
  • Genus: †Smilodon
    • †Smilodon populator
    • †Smilodon fatalis
    • †Smilodon gracilis [syn. Uncia mercerii]
  • Genus: †Rhizosmilodon
    • †Rhizosmilodon fiteae
  • Genus: †Megantereon
    • †Megantereon adroveri
    • †Megantereon cultridens [syn. Megantereon megantereon, Megantereon macroscelis] (type species)
    • †Megantereon ekidoit
    • †Megantereon falconeri [syn. Drepanodon sivalensis, Megantereon lantianensis, Megantereon nihowanensis, Megantereon inexpectatus] - this species is rather contentious, and has been suggested that Megantereon nihowanensis is also a valid species (with syn. Megantereon lantianensis, Megantereon inexpectatus); another paper ignored it altogether and considered Megantereon inexpectatus (with syn. Megantereon lantianensis), Megantereon nihowanensis, and Megantereon megantereon (with syn. Megantereon microta) as valid.
    • †Megantereon hesperus
    • †Megantereon microta [= Megantereon megantereon?]
    • †Megantereon vakshensis? [also spelled Megantereon vakhshensis]
    • †Megantereon whitei [syn. Megantereon gracile, Megantereon eurynodon]
  • Genus: †Promegantereon
    • †Promegantereon ogygia [syn. Pontosmilus ogygius] (type species)
  • Genus: †Paramachairodus
    • †Paramachairodus orientalis [syn. Pontosmilus/Machairodus hungaricus, Pontosmilus/Machairodus schlosseri] (Paramachairodus schlosseri has been proposed to be split out)
    • †Paramachairodus maximiliani
    • †Paramachairodus transasiaticus
    • †Paramachairodus yingliangi
• Tribe: Homotherini/Machairodontini
  • Genus: †Homotherium
    • †Homotherium latidens [syn. Homotherium crenatidens, Homotherium nestianum, Homotherium sainzelli, Homotherium nihowanensis, Homotherium ultimum[/ultimus?]] (type species)
    • †Homotherium serum
    • †Homotherium venezuelensis [= Xenosmilus venezuelensis?]
    • †Homotherium ischyrus [= Ischyrosmilus ischyrus?]
    • †Homotherium hadarensis
    • †Homotherium ethiopicum
    • Some obscure ones:
      • †Homotherium davitasvili aka Homotherium davitasvilii Vekua 1972, Agusti et al 2009
      • †Homotherium problematicus Collings 1972
      • †Homotherium moravicum Sardella 1994?
      • †Homotherium johnstoni Martin et al 2011
      • †Homotherium idahoensis [syn. of Homotherium ischyrus?]
      • †Homotherium crusafonti [syn. of Homotherium ischyrus?]
      • †Homotherium palaeindicus [syn. Megantereon palaeindicus]
  • Genus: †Lokotunjailurus
    • †Lokotunjailurus chinsamyae
    • †Lokotunjailurus emageritus (type species)
    • †Lokotunjailurus fanonei
  • Genus: †Nimravides - this genus is likely misplaced, as it seems to form a separate lineage from Machairodontinae, descending from Hyperailurictis rather than Pseudaelurus.
    • †Nimravides catacopsis
    • †Nimravides pedionomus
    • †Nimravides thinobates
    • †Nimravides hibbardi
    • †Nimravides galiani
  • Genus: †Xenosmilus
    • †Xenosmilus hodsonae (type species)
  • Genus: †Amphimachairodus
    • †Amphimachairodus alvarezi
    • †Amphimachairodus coloradensis [syn. Machairodus coloradensis]
    • †Amphimachairodus copei?
    • †Amphimachairodus giganteus [syn. Machairodus palanderi, Machairodus tingii] (type species)
    • †Amphimachairodus hezhengensis Qigao et al 2023
    • †Amphimachairodus kabir [= Adeilosmilus kabir?]
    • †Amphimachairodus kurteni
    • †Amphimachairodus tanneri
    • †Amphimachairodus taracliensis?
  • Genus: †Taowu
    • †Taowu liui (type species)
  • Genus: †Machairodus
    • †Machairodus africanus [= Megantereon africanus?]
    • †Machairodus alberdiae
    • †Machairodus aphanistus (type species)
    • †Machairdous irtychensis
    • †Machairodus ischimicus
    • †Machairodus lahayishupup
    • †Machairodus oradensis
    • †Machairodus robinsoni
  • Genus: †Longchuansmilus
    • †Longchuansmilus xingyongi (type species)
  • Tribe: Machairodontini [per Wikipedia, more of incertae sedis really] - this pair really needs a review to figure out where they fit into the felid family tree.
    • Genus: †Miomachairodus
      • †Miomachairodus pseudailuroides
    • †Hemimachairodus
      • †Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii [syn. Epimachairodus zwierzyckii]

I should like to propose a new subfamily Amerifelinae for the New World genera Hyperailurictis and Nimravides (further research to see if other New World genera should be included)

Pantherinae

• Pantherinae
  • Genus: Panthera
    • Panthera tigris - despite a major proposal to merge all extant & three of the extinct subspecies into only two subspecies, this proposal has been roundly ignored by researchers.
      • Panthera tigris tigris
      • Panthera tigris altaica
      • Panthera tigris amoyensis
      • Panthera tigris corbetti
      • Panthera tigris jacksoni
      • †Panthera tigris virgata
      • Panthera tigris sumatrae
      • †Panthera tigris sondaica
      • †Panthera tigris balica
      • †Panthera tigris acutidens [syn. Felis acutidens]
      • †Panthera tigris soloensis [syn. Feliopsis palaeojavanica]
      • †Panthera tigris trinilensis
    • Panthera leo
      • Panthera leo ...
    • Panthera pardus
      • Panthera pardus pardus
      • Panthera pardus fusca
      • Panthera pardus melas
      • Panthera pardus nimr
      • Panthera pardus tulliana [syn. Panthera pardus ciscaucasica, Panthera pardus saxicolor]
      • Panthera pardus orientalis [syn. Panthera pardus japonensis]
      • Panthera pardus delacouri
      • Panthera pardus kotiya
      • †Panthera pardus adersi
    • Panthera onca - monotypic
    • Panthera uncia [syn. Uncia uncia]
      • Panthera uncia uncia
      • Panthera uncia irbis [syn. Panthera uncia baikalensis-romanii]
      • Panthera uncia uncioides [syn. Panthera uncia schneideri]
      • †Panthera uncia pyrenaica [syn. Panthera pardus tautavelensis]
    • †Panthera atrox
    • †Panthera gombaszoegensis [syn. Panthera toscana, Panthera schreuderi, Jansofelis vaufreyi]
    • †Panthera spelaea
    • †Panthera youngi
    • †Panthera blytheae
    • †Panthera palaeosinensis
    • †Panthera zdanskyi
    • †Panthera shawi
    • †Panthera crassidens - a mix-up of leopard & cheetah fossils. Invalid.
    • †Panthera balamoides - possibly invalid.
    • †Panthera dhokpathanensis Bakr 1986
    • †Panthera principialis
    • †Panthera fossilis [syn. Panthera leo fossilis]
  • Genus: Neofelis
    • Neofelis nebulosa
      • Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa
      • Neofelis nebulosa macrosceloides [=Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa?]
      • †Neofelis nebulosa brachyura
    • Neofelis diardi
      • Neofelis diardi diardi
      • Neofelis diardi borneensis
  • Genus: †Leontoceryx?
    • †Leontoceryx bessarabiae (auth. Kretzoi 1938. Only fossil is a lower canine tooth that is purportedly similar to Machairodus schlosseri, aka Paramachairodus orientalis)
  • Genus: †Schaubia?
  • Genus: †Pachypanthera
    • †Pachypanthera piriyai

Felinae

Many of the fossil species need further investigation.

• Subfamily: Felinae
  • Genus: †Abelia Kretzoi 1938
    • †Abelia pentelica [syn. Dromopanthera leiodon, Felis leiodon] Kretzoi 1938
    • †Abelia pontopersica
  • Genus: Caracal
    • Caracal caracal
      • Caracal caracal caracal
      • Caracal caracal nubicus
      • Caracal caracal schmitzi
    • Caracal aurata [syn Profelis aurata]
      • Caracal aurata aurata
      • Caracal aurata celidogaster
    • †Caracal depereti [= Lynx issiodorensis??]
  • Genus: †Dolichofelis?
    • †Dolichofelis gracilis (auth. Kretzoi 1929)
    • †Dolichofelis gallica [syn. Felis leptorhina, Felis leptorhyncha] Kretzoi 1930
  • Genus: Felis
    • Felis catus - monotypic
    • Felis margarita
      • Felis margarita margarita
      • Felis margarita thinobia
    • Felis chaus
      • Felis chaus chaus
      • Felis chaus affinis
      • Felis chaus fulvidina
    • Felis bieti - monotypic
    • Felis nigripes - monotypic
    • Felis silvestris
      • Felis silvestris silvestris
      • Felis silvestris caucasica
      • Felis silvestris grampia
    • Felis lybica
      • Felis lybica lybica
      • Felis lybica cafra
      • Felis lybica ornata
    • Felis reyi, currently officially a synonym of Felis catus but recently declared to not be, but without officially being re-named. A mess. [syn. Felis lybica reyi]
    • †Felis lunensis
    • †Felis bituminosa Merriam & Stock [= Puma concolor?]
    • †Felis hawveri Stock
    • †Felis daggetti Merriam [= Puma concolor?]
    • †Felis maniculus
    • †Felis wenzensis (Stach, 1961)
    • †Felis antediluvia
    • †Felis vireti Crusafont 1955
    • †Felis tielhardi Pei 1934
    • †Felis peii Tielhard & Leroy 1945
    • †Felis christoli Gervais 1852 [also spelled Felis christolii]
    • †Felis platensis Ameghino 1889
    • †Felis propuma Ameghino 1904
    • †Felis proplatensis Ameghino 1904
    • †Felis calcaratus [= Lynx rufus?]
    • †Felis longifrons Burmeister 1866, Pomi & Prevosti 2005 = Panthera onca? VS DE 2018
    • †Felis subhimalayana Bronn 1848 (Lydekker, 1884; Matthew, 1929; Pilgrim, 1932; Colbert, 1935; Nanda, 2008, Jiangzuo 2020, J van der Made 2009)
  • Genus: Pristifelis
    • †Pristifelis attica [syn. Felis attica]
  • Genus: Lynx
    • Lynx lynx
      • Lynx lynx lynx
      • Lynx lynx balcanicus
      • Lynx lynx carpathicus
      • Lynx lynx dinniki
      • Lynx lynx isabellinus
      • Lynx lynx wrangeli
    • Lynx pardinus - monotypic
    • Lynx canadensis - monotypic
    • Lynx rufus
      • Lynx rufus rufus
      • Lynx rufus fasciatus
      • Lynx rufus escuinapae
    • †Lynx issiodorensis [syn. Lynx shansius]
    • †Lynx thomasi
    • †Lynx brevirostris?
    • †Lynx hei
    • †Lynx rexroadensis [syn. Felis rexroadensis]
    • †Lynx longignathus [syn. Felis longignathus]
    • †Lynx proterolyncis [syn. Felis proterolyncis] [=Pristifelis proterolyncis?]
  • Genus: Leopardus
    • Leopardus colocolo - recently split into five, additional four shown below:
      • Leopardus braccatus
      • Leopardus garleppi
      • Leopardus fasciatus [syn. Leopardus munoai]
      • Leopardus pajeros
    • Leopardus pardalis
    • Leopardus guigna
    • Leopardus geoffroyi - monotypic
    • Leopardus jacobita - monotypic
    • Leopardus wiedii
    • Leopardus tigrinus
    • Leopardus emiliae
    • Leopardus guttulus - monotypic
    • †Leopardus vorohuensis
    • †Leopardus amnicola [= Leopardus weidii?]
  • Genus Leptailurus
    • Leptailurus serval
    • †Leptailurus spelaeus
  • Genus: †Magerifelis
    • †Magerifelis peignei
  • Genus: †Miracinonyx
    • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
    • †Miracinonyx trumani [syn. Miracinonyx studeri]
  • Genus: Otocolobus
    • Otocolobus manul [syn. Prionailurus manul]
      • Otocolobus manul manul [syn. Felis manul manul, Felis manul ferruginea, Otocolobus manul ferrugineus]
      • Otocolobus manul nigripectus [syn. Felis nigripectus]
  • Genus: Pardofelis
    • Pardofelis marmorata
    • Pardofelis badia [syn. Catopuma badia, Felis badia, Badiofelis badia] - monotypic
    • Pardofelis temminckii [syn. Catopuma temminckii, Felis temminckii, Felis moormensis, Felis tristis]
      • Pardofelis temminckii temminckii
      • Pardofelis temminckii moormensis
  • Genus: Prionailurus
    • Prionailurus viverrinus [syn. Felis viverrina, Felis leucojalamus, Felis leucopalmis]
    • Prionailurus planiceps [syn. Felis strepsilura] - monotypic
    • Prionailurus rubiginosus
    • Prionailurus bengalensis
      • Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis
      • Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura
      • Prionailurus bengalensis alleni
      • Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis [syn. Prionailurus iriomotensis, Mayailurus iriomotensis]
    • Prionailurus javanensis?
  • Genus: Puma
    • Puma concolor
    • Puma yagouaroundi [syn. Herpailurus yagouaroundi, Felis yagouaroundi, Felis eyra, Felis unicolor, Felis cacomitli, Felis fossata, Felis apache, Felis panamensis] - monotypic
    • †Puma pardoides [syn. Felis pardoides, Viretailurus schaubi, Panthera schaubi]
    • †Puma pumoides
    • †Puma lacustris [syn. Felis lacustris, Lynx lacustris]
    • †Puma incurva
  • Genus: †Sivaelurus
    • †Sivaelurus chinjiensis
  • Genus: †Sivapardus
    • †Sivapardus punjabiensis
  • Genus: †Vishnufelis Pilgrim 1932
    • †Vishnufelis laticeps

The cheetah group

• • Genus: Acinonyx [syn. Cynaelurus, Cynailurus]
    • Acinonyx jubatus [syn. many]
      • Acinonyx jubatus jubatus [syn. Acinonyx jubatus raineyi, Felis guttata, Felis fearonii, Felis lanea, Acinonyx jubatus obergi, Acinonyx jubatus ngorongorensis, Acinonyx jubatus velox, Acinonyx rex]
      • Acinonyx jubatus venaticus [syn. Felis venatica, Acinonyx raddei]
      • Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii [syn. Felis megabalica, Cynailurus soemmeringii, Acinonyx jubatus megabalica, Acinonyx wagneri, Acinonyx jubatus wagneri]
      • Acinonyx jubatus hecki [syn. Felis jubata senegalensis, Acinonyx jubatus senegalensis, Acinonyx hecki]
    • †Acinonyx pardinensis [syn. Acinonyx intermedius, Felis avernesis?]
    • †Acinonyx aicha [= Acinonyx pardinensis?]
    • †Acinonyx parchidinensis??
  • Genus: †Sivapanthera [syn. Sivafelis, Abacinonyx]
    • †Sivapanthera brachygnathus [syn. Sivafelis brachygnathus, Felis ?Cynaelurus brachygnatha, Felis brachygnatha, Acinonyx brachygnathus, Sivapanthera lydekkeri, Abacinonyx brachygnathus, Cynaelurus brachygnathus]
    • †Sivapanthera pleistocaenicus [syn. Cynailurus pleistocaenicus, Sivafelis pleistocaenicus, Acinonyx pleistocaenicus, Abacinonyx pleistocaenicus; sometimes spelled pleistoceanica] [= Sivapanthera brachygnathus?]
    • †Sivapanthera potens [syn. Sivafelis potens] [=Sivapanthera brachygnathus?]
    • †Sivapanthera linxiaensis
    • †Sivapanthera padhreinsis - published in a predatory journal, never acknowledged by other authors.

Incertae sedis

A hodge-podge collection of genera & species.

• Genus: †Tchadailurus - likely in Subfamily Machairodontinae, but which tribe?
  • †Tchadailurus adei [=Yoshi adei? per Jiagnzuo 2023]
• Genus: †Vinayakia
  • †Vinayaki intermedia
  • †Vinayaki nocturna
  • †Vinayaki sarcophaga? Pilgrim 1932
• Genus: †Parapseudailurus Kretzoi 1938
  • †Parapseudailurus osborni Kretzoi
  • †Parapseudailurus khomenkoi [from "Machairodus parvulus" Khomenko aus Taraklia - presumably reassigning material from the established genus to a new species?]

These next five are all small, early felids mentioned in passing to share some similar characteristics. Perhaps a subfamily or tribe of their own?

• Genus: †Pratifelis
  • †Pratifelis martini
• Genus: †Diamantofelis
  • †Diamantofelis ferox
• Genus: †Namafelis
  • †Namafelis minor [syn. Diamantofelis minor]
• Genus: †Asilifelis
  • †Asilifelis coteae
• Genus: †Katifelis
  • †Katifelis nightingalei

Barbourofelidae

Some further notes on a small family of feliform carnivorans, all of which are extinct. It has variously been declared a sister-family to Felidae, or a subfamily [Barbourofelinae] of the older Nimravidae.

• [Sub?]Family: †Barbourofelidae
  • Tribe: †Afrosmilini
    • Genus: †Afrosmilus
      • †Afrosmilus africanus
      • †Afrosmilus hispanicus
      • †Afrosmilus turkanae
    • Genus: †Ginsburgsmilus
      • †Ginsburgsmilus napakensis
    • Genus: †Jinomrefu
      • Jinomrefu lakwanza
    • Genus: †Prosansanosmilus
      • †Prosansanosmilus eggeri
      • †Prosansanosmilus peregrinus
  • Tribe: †Barbourofelini
    • Genus: †Albanosmilus
      • †Albanosmilus jourdani
      • †Albanosmilus whitfordi
    • Genus: †Barbourofelis
      • †Barbourofelis fricki
      • †Barbourofelis loveorum
      • †Barbourofelis morrisi
      • †Barbourofelis piveteaui
    • Genus: †Sansanosmilus
      • †Sansanosmilus palmidens
      • †Sansanosmilus rhomboidalis
      • †Sansanosmilus serratus
  • Tribe incertae sedis
    • Genus: †Oriensmilus
      • †Oriensmilus liupanensis
    • Genus: †Syrtosmilus
      • †Syrtosmilus syrtensis
    • Genus: †Vampyrictis
      • †Vampyrictis vipera
    • Genus: †Sivasmilus copei
      • †Sivasmilus copei