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Panthera

Panthera

Tiger.

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Felidae
Genus:	*Panthera*

Species

Panthera leo
Panthera tigris
Panthera pardus
Panthera onca

Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae (the cats), which contains four well-known species: the Tiger, Lion, Leopard, and Jaguar. The genus comprises about half of the big cats. Only these four cat species have the anatomical changes enabling them to roar, due to a modification to the shape of their hyoid bone.

FAMILY FELIDAE: cats
- Subfamily Felinae
- Subfamily Pantherinae
  - Genus Pardofelis: Marbled Cat
  - Genus Neofelis: Clouded Leopard
  - Genus Uncia: Snow Leopard
  - Genus Panthera
    - Lion, Panthera leo
    - Tiger, Panthera tigris
    - Leopard, Panthera pardus
    - Jaguar, Panthera onca
- Subfamily Acinonychinae

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