Felis
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Felis | image = european_wild_cat.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = European Wild Cat, Felis silvestris | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | ordo = Carnivora | familia = Felidae | subfamilia = Felinae | genus = Felis | genus_authority = Linnaeus, 1758 }}
Felis is a genus of cats in the family Felidae.
Species in the genus include:
- Chinese Desert Cat, Felis bieti
- Jungle Cat, Felis chaus
- Sand Cat, Felis margarita
- Black-footed Cat, Felis nigripes
- Wild Cat, Felis silvestris
- European Wild Cat, Felis silvestris silvestris
- Indian Desert Cat, Felis silvestris ornata
- Domestic Cat, Felis silvestris catus
- African Wild Cat, Felis silvestris lybica
Species previously placed in the genus but now considered not to belong include:
- Caracal, Caracal caracal
- Pallas Cat, Otocolobus manul
- Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
- Margay, Leopardus wiedii
- Puma, Puma concolor
There is also the fictional species Felis sapiens in the comedy science fiction setting Red Dwarf.de:Felis fr:Felis ko:고양이속 la:Felis (genus) is:Smákettir lv:Kaķu ģints lb:Kaz nl:Felis sv:Felis tr:Felis