Which Cats Are Panthera?

Panthera is a genus of large, wild cats in the mammalian family, Felidae, and includes the four, well-known living species of the lion (Panthera leo), the tiger (Panthera tigris), the jaguar (Panthera onca), and the leopard (Panthera pardus). Are house cats Panthera? The domestic cat (Felis catus) is one of the most recently evolved species … Read more