what family does the cat belong to
All three animals belong to the Order Carnivora. (Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora) At this point they separate into different Families: Canidae for dogs, Felidae for cats, and Hyaenidae for Hyenas. After Family, there are two more separations: Genus and Species. Animals of the same Genus but different Species can sometimes interbreed, but it is very rare for two different Genuses to be able to do so.