Talk:Felidae

Counting genera

There’s some confusion concerning the sentence in the lead about the number of genera in the subfamilies. I think we all agree that the source says there are 14 in all; the sentence in question originally said 2 of them (Neofelis & Panthera) are Pantherinae and the other 12 Felinae. But the last figure seems to be get misunderstood as a total, prompting at least a couple of editors so far to ‘correct’ it to 14—only to revert themselves after a ‘double-take’. That suggests to me that some rewording might be in order. Maybe mention the total genus & species counts before giving the subfamily breakdown, making it more obvious that it’s enumerating 7 + 34 = 41 species in 2 + 12 = 14 genera? Or maybe forgo some of these details in the lead, in favour of a less concise breakdown in the Classification section? (ATM there’s no corresponding info anywhere in the body, which the lead should be summarizing.)—Odysseus1479 20:24, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

"Wild cat" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Wild cat has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 27 § Wild cat until a consensus is reached. Mathguy2718 (talk) 01:21, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

American Lion

This article has an image of an extinct "American Lion." The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits has a skeleton that used to be labeled an "American Lion," but is now labeled a "North American Jaguar." They say it's anatomically closer to a jaguar than a lion. This, of course, makes total sense. I don't have a citation for this, but we should update the article if we can find one. MiguelMunoz (talk) 04:50, 12 June 2026 (UTC)