Felis
{{Taxobox
color = pink | name = Felis | image = european_wild_cat.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = European Wild Cat, Felis silvestris | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | ordo = Carnivora | familia = Felidae | subfamilia = Felinae | genus = Felis | genus_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
Felis is a genus of cats in the family Felidae.
Species in the genus include:
*Chinese Desert Cat, Felis bieti
*Jungle Cat, Felis chaus
*Sand Cat, Felis margarita
*Black-footed Cat, Felis nigripes
*Wild cat, Felis silvestris
**European Wild cat, Felis silvestris silvestris
**Indian Desert cat, Felis silvestris ornata
**African Wild cat, Felis silvestris lybica
**, Felis silvestris catus
Species previously placed in the genus but now considered not to belong include:
*Caracal, Caracal caracal
*Pallas Cat, Otocolobus manul
*Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
*Margay, Leopardus wiedii
*Puma, Puma concolor
Fictional species belonging in the genus Felis include:
* Felis sapiens from the comedy science fiction setting Red Dwarf
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