Panthera: There are five living species

There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger. Numerous extinct species are also named, including the cave lion and American lion. The word panther derives from Classical Latin panthēra, itself from the Ancient Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). [5] Panthera is 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). Panthera Genus The five cats of the Panthera genus are the Snow Leopard, Tiger, Jaguar, Leopard and Lion. Characteristics of the Panthera genus include a large, muscular body with a large skull, long tail and broad paws. The skull structure and size is a key feature that differs for each of the Felidae genera. Males are heavier and larger than females. All Panthera species, except for the Snow Leopard, have long vocal folds with an incompletely ossified hyoid bone, enabling them to make a ... Panthera[note 1] is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae. It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger. Numerous extinct species are also named, including the cave lion and American lion.