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The 38 pages that link to Felidae, each with the reason it gives.

• CarnivoraBroader topic: Felids exemplify specialized predation within the cat-like branch.

• Domestic catNarrower topic: The domestic cat is a small member of this broader evolutionary family.

• JaguarNarrower topic: Jaguar traits make more sense within the evolutionary family of cats.

• ViverridaeCompared with: Felids are fellow feliforms, but their anatomy and evolutionary lineage differ from viverrids.

• FeliformiaBroader topic: Felidae is the best-known family within Feliformia.

• CaniformiaCompared with: Cats provide a familiar comparison for caniform skulls, claws, and evolutionary history.

• SmilodonNarrower topic: This family places Smilodon among cats despite its distinctive teeth.

• TigerNarrower topic: This broader family places tigers among all living cats.

• Toxoplasma gondiiNarrower topic: All felids can serve as definitive hosts for this parasite.

• Saber-toothed catNarrower topic: Saber-toothed cats were felids, though not all belonged to the same subfamily.

• LionNarrower topic: Lions are the largest social cats within this family.

• PumaNarrower topic: Pumas belong to the cat family, despite lacking the roaring anatomy of some large cats.

• Snow leopardNarrower topic: The snow leopard is a member of the cat family.

• African lionNarrower topic: The African lion is one branch of this diverse cat family.

• Bear (animal)Compared with: Felids are fellow carnivorans whose typical hunting and locomotion contrast with bear generalism.

• Cat (animal)Narrower topic: This family is the biological group that includes every cat.

• DigitigradeBroader topic: Cats walk digitigrade, using raised heels and toe-supported feet in quiet movement.

• CreodontaCompared with: Cats are carnivorans whose predatory specializations evolved on a separate lineage from creodonts.

• MachairodontinaeNarrower topic: Machairodontinae is one extinct branch within the cat family.

• Canid evolutionCompared with: Felids offer a contrasting carnivoran family with a different evolutionary history and body plan.

• NimravidaeCompared with: Nimravidae resembles this family in some adaptations but belongs to a separate lineage.

• AmphicyonidaeCompared with: Felids represent a different living carnivoran family whose predatory adaptations contrast with bear-dog anatomy.

• CaninaeCompared with: Felids are a familiar carnivoran comparison, but belong to the separate cat-like branch.

• Clouded leopardNarrower topic: The clouded leopard is a felid with anatomy adapted for predation and climbing.

• Family (biology)Broader topic: Felidae groups several cat genera within one family.

• HyaenodontaCompared with: Some hyaenodonts resembled large cat predators ecologically, but were not felids or carnivorans.

• HypercarnivoreBroader topic: Felids are a prominent group of highly specialized mammalian hypercarnivores.

• Fishing catNarrower topic: The fishing cat is one member of this family of carnivorous mammals.

• Saber-toothed predatorNarrower topic: Smilodon belonged to this family, though many saber-toothed predators did not.

• Sunda clouded leopardNarrower topic: This family places the Sunda clouded leopard among the world’s wild and domestic cats.

• Type genusBroader topic: Felis is the type genus whose name supplies the family name's stem.

• Barbary lionNarrower topic: Lions belong to this family of carnivorous mammals.

• DinofelisNarrower topic: Dinofelis is classified within the cat family despite its specialized teeth.

• EupleridaeCompared with: The fossa’s catlike appearance contrasts with its placement outside the cat family.

• Asiatic linsangCompared with: Linsangs are cat-like in appearance but are not members of the cat family.

• CaracalNarrower topic: The caracal belongs to this family of specialized carnivorous mammals.

• OcelotNarrower topic: The ocelot shares the cat family's retractile claws and specialized carnivorous anatomy.

• Rusty-spotted catNarrower topic: The rusty-spotted cat is a small member of this family.