When discussing taxonomy, or classification, of cats, the word ‘family’ has a very precise meaning, and all cats are in the same ‘family’ which is Felidae. At the sub-family level there is the ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a large feline unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas. As the apex predator in the region, the snow leopard plays a crucial role in ...

Jaguars (Panthera onca) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the ...