Talk:Felinae

message: Should we put any distinction on this list between currently living and extinct species? I understand the desire to list all species by genera, but strictly alphabetical organization seems arbitrary for the average user.--209.6.138.103 (talk) 17:13, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There's only six, out of over 30, and they're clearly distinguished from the living ones, so it doesn't seem a great issue to me. On the other hand, there are a lot of extinct species of Felinae that aren't on the list (the two species of Miracinonyx, for example) - if all of those were added to the list as it stands, I can see that would reduce readability, and that there would then be a good case for listing them separately. Anaxial (talk) 17:44, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion 

message: Shouldn't Panthers be on this list?--67.66.69.165 (talk) 00:08, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Uhm, there is no such thing as a "panther"; it's a nonspecific term for certain types of leopard, cougar and jaguar (like the Florida panther, which is a kind of cougar).  Then there's also the genus Panthera.  And the cougar is already on the list.  Seduisant (talk) 14:34, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

text: The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas208.114.41.213 (talk) 01:34, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uhm, Panther? 

message: Felis catus is a subspecies of Felis silvestris, its full name that reflects its place in classification is Felis silvestris catus. There are new genetic research based classifications. Why don't you want to check it?--Zara-arush (talk) 19:55, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Subspecies 

message: i removed the two genra Dinofelis and Metailurus because they do not belong in Felinae, but Machairodontinae. --Coluberssymbol (talk) 21:04, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of species

message: The genus Acinonyx is listed both here and in pantherinae. Which is it? Sophie means wisdom (talk) 07:08, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It goes here. Anaxial (talk) 17:44, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Acinonyx'' 

message: This is regarding the opening summary: "… small cats having a bony hyoid, because of which they are able to purr but not roar.[2]":
A rewrite of this area seems to be in order. Please (re-)read the first paragraph on page 7 of the noted reference '2' in its entirety. It states that using elastic- versus bony-hyoid, for differentiation, was used through most of the 20th century; but that that is no longer considered valid. After a diversion about cheetahs, the source text goes on to state "recent studies of hyoid structure and vocal abilities of cats have found that this simple correlation does not hold", and "the fundamental difference between the mostly roaring non-purring cats and the rest [is now attributed to] the structure of the larynx".
Therefore, I suggest a fix to the opening summary, such as one of the following:
1) Perhaps the opening summary should simply be truncated, after "hyoid"?
2) Perhaps the opening summary should become more lengthy: "… small cats having a bony hyoid, and lacking the elasticated vocal folds within the larynx, typical of big cats, and so are able to purr but not roar.[2]"?
174.118.33.82 (talk) 17:15, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening Summary 

message: — Assignment last updated by Adrianarias44802 (talk) 16:31, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Landscape Restoration

message: Certainly the illustrated table should contain all genera in this family. 2600:1700:A644:6000:E422:3DBA:C3F4:283 (talk) 08:53, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not missing. It's not in this subfamily. See Pantherinae. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:33, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  An oversight I'm sure, but the entire genus Panthera (lions, tigers, leopards & jaguars) is missing