The current felines

fixed-footed carnivorous felines

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Today's felines are part of the fissipid carnivores, seven families located almost all over the world.

Felids are made up of various genera, which differ according to the author of the classification.

Leyhausen

In this type of classification the genus "felis" includes several species, which do not include the "felis cattus", that is the common domestic cat, which is considered to belong to the genus "felis silvestris"

Hemmer

According to this classification, five species can be considered:

Felis nigripes black-footed cat.

Felis margarita sand cat

Felis chaus jungle cat

Felis bieti desert cat

Felis silvestris wild cat

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Orígenes y evolución del gato

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Domestication and history

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