Panthera - Definition and Overview

Panthera
Tiger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera
Species
Panthera leo Panthera tigris Panthera pardus Panthera onca

Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae (the cats), which contains four well-known species: the tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar. The genus comprises about half of the big cats. Only these four cat species have the anatomical changes enabling them to roar, due to a modification of the shape of their hyoid bone.

• FAMILY FELIDAE: cats
  • Subfamily Felinae
  • Subfamily Pantherinae
    • Genus Pardofelis: Marbled Cat
    • Genus Neofelis: Clouded Leopard
    • Genus Uncia: Snow Leopard
    • Genus Panthera
      • Lion, Panthera leo
      • Tiger, Panthera tigris
      • Leopard, Panthera pardus
      • Jaguar, Panthera onca
  • Subfamily Acinonychinae
    • • cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus

See also

• Black panther
• Black Panther Party
• Gray Panthers
• Pink Panther
• White Panther Party