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Caracal (Caracal caracal)
Members of the Small Cat Subfamily
The Subfamily Felinae, or the small cats, are a diverse group of carnivores that includes the following groups:
- Genus Acinonyx (cheetah)
- Genus Caracal (caracal)
- Genus Catopuma (Asiatic golden cat and bay cat)
- Genus Felis (small cats)
- Genus Leopardus (small American cats)
- Genus Leptialurus (serval)
- Genus Lynx (lynxes)
- Genus Pardofelis (marbled cat)
- Genus Prionailurus (Asian small cats)
- Genus Profelis (African golden cat)
- Genus Puma (puma and jaguarundi)
Of these, the puma is the largest of the small cats and the cheetah is the fastest land mammal alive today.
Sources
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