Felinae is a subfamily of the family Felidae which includes the genera and species listed below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the Cougar and Cheetah.
The earliest records of the Felinae are ascribed Felis attica from the late Miocene (9 Ma) of western Eurasia.

• Genus Acinonyx

• * Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

• ** Acinonyx aicha Geraads, 1997 †

• ** Acinonyx intermedius Thenius, 1954 †

• ** Acinonyx kurteni Christiansen and Mazák, 2008Christiansen, J., and J.H. Mazák. 2008. A primitive Late Pliocene cheetah, and evolution of the cheetah lineage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Published online before print December 29, 2008, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0810435106. †

• * Giant cheetah (Acinonyx pardinensis) Croizet e Joubert, 1928 †

• Genus Caracal

• * Caracal (Caracal caracal)

• Genus Catopuma

• * Bay Cat (Catopuma badia)

• * Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii)

• Genus Felis

• * Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti)

• * Domestic Cat (Felis catus)

• * Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)

• * Pallas's Cat (Felis manul)

• * Sand Cat (Felis margarita)

• * Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)

• * Wildcat (Felis silvestris)

• Genus Leopardus

• * Pantanal Cat (Leopardus braccatus)

• * Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo)

• * Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)

• * Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)

• * Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobitus)

• * Pampas Cat (Leopardus pajeros)

• * Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

• * Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)

• * Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

• Genus Leptailurus

• * Serval (Leptailurus serval)

• Genus Lynx

• * Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis)

• * Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)

• * Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)

• * Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

• Genus Pardofelis

• * Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata)

• Genus Prionailurus

• * Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

• * Iriomote Cat (Prionailurus iriomotensis)

• * Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps)

• * Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)

• * Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

• Genus Profelis

• * African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata)

• Genus Puma

• * Cougar (Puma concolor)

• * Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)