{"id":44879,"date":"2022-04-12T09:23:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:23:54","slug":"is-cheetah-a-panthera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/","title":{"rendered":"Is cheetah a Panthera?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Is_cheetah_a_Panthera\" title=\"Is cheetah a Panthera?\">Is cheetah a Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_makes_a_cat_a_Panthera\" title=\"What makes a cat a Panthera?\">What makes a cat a Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Does_Panthera_mean_big_cats\" title=\"Does Panthera mean big cats?\">Does Panthera mean big cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Is_a_cat_a_Panthera\" title=\"Is a cat a Panthera?\">Is a cat a Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Is_cheetah_in_genus_Panthera\" title=\"Is cheetah in genus Panthera?\">Is cheetah in genus Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Are_cheetah_and_Panther_the_same\" title=\"Are cheetah and Panther the same?\">Are cheetah and Panther the same?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_cats_are_in_the_Panthera_family\" title=\"What cats are in the Panthera family?\">What cats are in the Panthera family?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_family_is_the_cheetah_in\" title=\"What family is the cheetah in?\">What family is the cheetah in?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_kind_of_cat_is_a_cheetah\" title=\"What kind of cat is a cheetah?\">What kind of cat is a cheetah?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Is_cheetah_not_a_big_cat\" title=\"Is cheetah not a big cat?\">Is cheetah not a big cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_kind_of_cat_is_a_Pantera\" title=\"What kind of cat is a Pantera?\">What kind of cat is a Pantera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_is_the_difference_between_Felis_and_Panthera\" title=\"What is the difference between Felis and Panthera?\">What is the difference between Felis and Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Is_a_cat_Panthera\" title=\"Is a cat Panthera?\">Is a cat Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_Panthera_means\" title=\"What Panthera means?\">What Panthera means?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Which_big_cat_is_in_the_Panthera\" title=\"Which big cat is in the Panthera?\">Which big cat is in the Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_do_you_call_the_big_cats\" title=\"What do you call the big cats?\">What do you call the big cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Is_a_Puma_a_big_cat\" title=\"Is a Puma a big cat?\">Is a Puma a big cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Does_Panthera_mean_panther\" title=\"Does Panthera mean panther?\">Does Panthera mean panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Is_panther_and_Panthera_same\" title=\"Is panther and Panthera same?\">Is panther and Panthera same?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_cats_belong_to_Panthera\" title=\"What cats belong to Panthera?\">What cats belong to Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#Which_animals_are_Panthera\" title=\"Which animals are Panthera?\">Which animals are Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_genus_is_a_cheetah_in\" title=\"What genus is a cheetah in?\">What genus is a cheetah in?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_animals_belong_to_the_Panthera_genus\" title=\"What animals belong to the Panthera genus?\">What animals belong to the Panthera genus?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_big_cat_is_in_the_genus_Panthera\" title=\"What big cat is in the genus Panthera?\">What big cat is in the genus Panthera?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-cheetah-a-panthera\/#What_are_the_five_species_in_the_genus_Panthera\" title=\"What are the five species in the genus Panthera?\">What are the five species in the genus Panthera?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_cheetah_a_Panthera\"><\/span>Is cheetah a Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Most big cats are members of the genus Panthera. Small and medium cats, including housecats, are member of Felis. Cheetahs, which do not have retractable claws, are in their own genus, called Acinonyx.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_a_cat_a_Panthera\"><\/span>What makes a cat a Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>All Panthera species have an incompletely ossified hyoid bone. Specially adapted larynx with proportionally larger vocal folds are covered in a large fibro-elastic pad. These characteristics enable all Panthera species except snow leopard to roar.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Panthera_mean_big_cats\"><\/span>Does Panthera mean big cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The term big cat is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera, namely the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard, as well as the non-pantherine cheetah and cougar.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_cat_a_Panthera\"><\/span>Is a cat a Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar are the only cat species with anatomical structures that enable them to roar. The snow leopard is the only one in this genus that cannot roar.<\/b>Panthera.Panthera Temporal range: Late Miocene  present,Suborder:FeliformiaFamily:FelidaeSubfamily:PantherinaeGenus:Panthera Oken, 181611 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_cheetah_in_genus_Panthera\"><\/span>Is cheetah in genus Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When many people think of the genus Panthera, more commonly known as Big Cats, we think of lions, tigers, jaguars and cheetahs. But, in fact, <b>cheetahs are an entirely different genus than the other three<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_cheetah_and_Panther_the_same\"><\/span>Are cheetah and Panther the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Panther or Panthera is a genus in the Felidae family that consists of the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard as species.<\/b>CheetahPantherWeightCheetah ranges from 35 to 65 kgPanther ranges from 30 to 72 kg14 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_cats_are_in_the_Panthera_family\"><\/span>What cats are in the Panthera family?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar are the only cat species with anatomical structures that enable them to roar. The snow leopard is the only one in this genus that cannot roar.<\/b>Panthera.Panthera Temporal range: Late Miocene  present,Suborder:FeliformiaFamily:FelidaeSubfamily:PantherinaeGenus:Panthera Oken, 181611 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_family_is_the_cheetah_in\"><\/span>What family is the cheetah in?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>feline, (<b>family Felidae), any of 37 cat species that among others include the cheetah, puma, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, tiger, and domestic cat.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_cat_is_a_cheetah\"><\/span>What kind of cat is a cheetah?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Big catsSuborder:FeliformiaFamily:FelidaeSpeciesCheetah (<b>Acinonyx jubatus) Cougar (Puma concolor) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Leopard (Panthera pardus) Lion (Panthera leo) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Tiger (Panthera tigris)<\/b>7 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_cheetah_not_a_big_cat\"><\/span>Is cheetah not a big cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Cheetahs are not big cats and are a separate family. Their latin name is Acinonyx Jubatus and are unique that their claws are only semi retractable. In some ways they resemble greyhounds more than cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_cat_is_a_Pantera\"><\/span>What kind of cat is a Pantera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Panther (also commonly known as the Black Panther) is a large member of the Big Cat family, native to Asia, Africa and the Americas. The Panther is not a distinct species itself but is the general name used to refer to <b>any black coloured feline of the Big Cat family, most notably Leopards and Jaguars<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_Felis_and_Panthera\"><\/span>What is the difference between Felis and Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These big cats are among the most beloved and recognizable animals on the planet. Most big cats are members of the genus Panthera. <b>Small and medium cats, including housecats, are member of Felis. Cheetahs, which do not have retractable claws, are in their own genus, called Acinonyx.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_cat_Panthera\"><\/span>Is a cat Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Felidae family have been split into three genera: Panthera (<b>cats that roar  lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded leopards and jaguars) Acinonyx (the Cheetah) Felis (all other small cats)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Panthera_means\"><\/span>What Panthera means?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[ pan-ther-uh ] SHOW IPA. \/ u02c8pxe6n u03b8u0259r u0259 \/ PHONETIC RESPELLING. noun. <b>a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_big_cat_is_in_the_Panthera\"><\/span>Which big cat is in the Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The genus Panthera includes five hyper carnivorous apex predator species that are typically referred to as big cats1,2,3. These are the <b>tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus), lion (Panthera leo), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), and jaguar (Panthera onca)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_call_the_big_cats\"><\/span>What do you call the big cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Panthera<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_Puma_a_big_cat\"><\/span>Is a Puma a big cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Description. <b>Pumas are large, secretive cats. They are also commonly known as cougars and mountain lions, and are able to reach larger sizes than some other big cat individuals. Despite their large size, they are thought to be more closely related to smaller feline species.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Panthera_mean_panther\"><\/span>Does Panthera mean panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar are the only cat species with anatomical structures that enable them to roar. The snow leopard is the only one in this genus that cannot roar.<\/b>Panthera.Panthera Temporal range: Late Miocene  present,Suborder:FeliformiaFamily:FelidaeSubfamily:PantherinaeGenus:Panthera Oken, 181611 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_panther_and_Panthera_same\"><\/span>Is panther and Panthera same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae, which contains four well-known living species: the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard. The genus comprises about half of the Pantherinae subfamily, the big cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_cats_belong_to_Panthera\"><\/span>What cats belong to Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the <b>jaguar (Panthera onca).  Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_animals_are_Panthera\"><\/span>Which animals are Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Panthera is <b>a genus of large, wild cats in the mammalian family, Felidae, and includes the four, well-known living species of the lion (Panthera leo), the tiger (Panthera tigris), the jaguar (Panthera onca), and the leopard (Panthera pardus).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_genus_is_a_cheetah_in\"><\/span>What genus is a cheetah in?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The cheetah is actually the only remaining species of the genus <b>Acinonyx. The feature that distinguishes the Big Cats from the rest of the Felidae family is their ability to roar because they have a floating hyoid bone and a specially adapted larynx.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animals_belong_to_the_Panthera_genus\"><\/span>What animals belong to the Panthera genus?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Panthera is a genus of <b>large, wild cats in the mammalian family, Felidae, and includes the four, well-known living species of the lion (Panthera leo), the tiger (Panthera tigris), the jaguar (Panthera onca), and the leopard (Panthera pardus).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_big_cat_is_in_the_genus_Panthera\"><\/span>What big cat is in the genus Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The genus Panthera includes five hyper carnivorous apex predator species that are typically referred to as big cats1,2,3. These are the <b>tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus), lion (Panthera leo), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), and jaguar (Panthera onca)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_five_species_in_the_genus_Panthera\"><\/span>What are the five species in the genus Panthera?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Panthera Genus<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Snow Leopard Classification, Conservation and Facts.<\/li>\n<li>Tiger (Panthera tigris) Tiger Classification, Conservation and Facts.<\/li>\n<li>Jaguar (Panthera onca) Jaguar Classification, Conservation and Facts.<\/li>\n<li>Leopard (Panthera pardus)  <\/li>\n<li>Lion (Panthera leo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>28-Oct-2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is cheetah a Panthera?What makes a cat a Panthera?Does Panthera mean big cats?Is a cat a Panthera?Is cheetah in genus Panthera?Are cheetah and Panther the same?What cats are in the Panthera family?What family is the cheetah in?What kind of cat is a cheetah?Is cheetah not a big cat?What kind of cat is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44879"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44879\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}