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Felis is a of cats in the family Felidae.

The genus is composed of these species:^{[citation needed]}

• Jungle Cat, Felis chaus
• †Martelli's Cat, Felis lunensis
• Pallas' Cat, Felis manul
• Sand Cat, Felis margarita
• Black-footed Cat, Felis nigripes
• Wildcat, Felis silvestris
  • Domestic Cat, Felis silvestris catus, also known as Felis catus
  • Chinese Mountain Cat Felis (silvestris) bieti

However, the understanding of Felidae phylogenetic relationships is changing rapidly as the genome of the domestic cat is sequenced. These are a few of the species that were, until recently, considered to be a part of this genus:^{[citation needed]}

• Caracal, Caracal caracal
• Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
• Margay, Leopardus wiedii
• Cougar, Puma concolor

• Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
  • Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
    • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
      • Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
        • Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
          • Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
            • Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
              • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
                • Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
                  • Class: Mammalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
                    • Subclass: Theriiformes (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                      • Infraclass: Holotheria (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                        • Superlegion: Trechnotheria Mckenna, 1975
                          • Legion: Cladotheria Mckenna, 1975
                            • Sublegion: Zatheria Mckenna, 1975
                              • Infralegion: Tribosphenida (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                                • Supercohort: Theria (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997 - a genus of Click Beetles (Elateridae)
                                  • Cohort: Placentalia (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997 - Placentals
                                    • Magnorder: Epitheria (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                                      • Superorder: Preptotheria (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
                                        • Grandorder: Ferae (Linnaeus, 1758) Mckenna, 1975:41
                                          • Order: Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - Carnivores
                                            • Suborder: Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
                                              • Family: Felidae (Fischer De Waldheim, 1817) Gray, 1821:302 - Cats
                                                • Subfamily: Felinae
                                                  • Genus: Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - Small Cats