What is Felinae?
The '''Felinae''' is a subfamily of the [[Felidae]] family. It includes small cats and a few medium-large cats, especially the [[cougar]] (''[[Puma concolor]]'') and the [[cheetah]] (''[[Acinonyx jubatus]]''). ==Genetic classification== There is now a precise classification for the living members of the subfamily based on genetic research.<ref name=MSW3>Wozencraft W.C. 2005. Order Carnivora. In Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds) ''Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference''. 3rd ed, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2 vols, 532–548 {{ISBN|978-0-8018-8221-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Johnson W.E; Eizirik E; Pecon-Slattery J. |display-authors = etal |title=The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment |journal=Science |volume=311 |issue=5757 |pages=73–7 |year=2006 |pmid=16400146 |doi=10.1126/science.1122277 |s2cid = 41672825 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1230866}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=O'Brien SJ, Johnson WE |title=Big cat genomics |journal=Annual Rev Genomics Hum Genet |volume=6 |issue= 1|pages=407–29 |year=2005 |pmid=16124868 |doi=10.1146/annurev.genom.6.080604.162151 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1235009}}</ref> These genetic lineages have been identified:<ref>Johnson W.E. & O'Brien S.J. 1997. Phylogenetic reconstruction of the Felidae using 16S rRNA and NADH-5 mitochondrial genes. ''J Mol Evol'' '''44''': S98-116. Retrieved on 2009-11-08 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9071018?dopt=Abstract.</ref> *Lineage 1A: ''[[Pardofelis]]'' ([[marbled cat]]) and ''[[Catopuma]]'' ([[Bornean bay cat]], and [[Asian golden cat]]) *Lineage 1B: ''[[Leptailurus]]'' ([[serval]]), ''[[Caracal]]'', ''[[Profelis]]'' (African golden cat) *Lineage 2: ''[[Leopardus]]'': small spotted cats of Central and South America. Best known is the [[ocelot]]; also the [[Kodkod|guigna]], [[margay]], and [[Andean mountain cat]] *Lineage 3: ''[[Lynx]]'' *Lineage 4: ''[[Puma]]'', ''[[Acinonyx]]'' (the cheetah) *Lineage 5: ''[[Prionailurus]]'' (spotted Asian w