Talk:Felidae

message: : For reference. —  Jts1882 | talk  09:22, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  In 2017, the IUCN's Cat Classification Task Force retained Driscoll et al.'s 2007 conclusion, that F. lybica be classified as F. catus' direct wild ancestor. 89.206.112.12 (talk) 13:04, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: cladograms for discussion

message: I've updated the main Felidae cladogram to use the biparental nuclear genome analysis of Li et al (2017). This was prompted by an edit by  adding the Sunda leopard cat and southern tiger cat to the old tree based on Johnson et al (2006). 
This phylogenetic tree still has the problematic topology for the domestic cat lineage where the domestic cat is closer to the European wild cat than the African wild cat. While I think we could legitimately change the tree to show the Driscoll et al (2007) wildcat arrangement with an appropriate explanation (this is not WP:SYNTHESIS if properly sourced and explained), I think it might be better to leave the tree as is and add a footnote that the domestic cat is derived from the African wild cat. —  Jts1882 | talk  15:36, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update cladogram 

message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :History of cats and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 February 13#History of cats until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.   Jay (talk) 07:57, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "History of cats" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: I believe you're suggesting that they are one in the same. They are not. 2600:1005:A100:906C:F5B7:843E:823D:63C3 (talk) 12:53, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Feline is used in more than one sense. In the strict sense used scientifically, members of the cat family Felidae are felids and members of the subfamily Felinae are felines, distinct from pantherines. However, in common English usage, feline is used more generally. —  Jts1882 | talk  13:01, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: What Jts1882 said; taxonomically speaking, "felid" refers to any member of Felidae as a whole, and "feline" specifically refers to members of Felinae.  Colloquially speaking, "felid" and "feline" are interchangeable.--Mr Fink (talk) 14:00, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: WP is not written in colloquial English, so we should not be refering to Felidae as felines, but as felids.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  15:02, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Differences between felidae and feline 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: procedural close; requester has been blocked as a sock, and no other editor has supported the proposal.  Dekimasuよ! 15:47, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Felidae →  – Wikipedia articles use common names. In this case, “wild cat” is the common name. “Wild cat” is also more easily distinguishable from “cat”.  Amogus girl (talk) 02:12, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

text: Note: WikiProject Cats and WikiProject Mammals have been notified of this discussion. UtherSRG (talk) 03:25, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 25 December 2022