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