small feline

Domestic purring pet

A small feline is a cat of modest size—either a domestic house cat or one of the smaller wild species like an ocelot, serval, or bobcat.

The term distinguishes these from big cats (lions, tigers, leopards) both by size and by biological features: small felines purr but cannot roar.

The shelter specializes in small felines.

Related

paws · furry · domestic · housecat · feral · calico · siamese · tomcat · mouser · fluffy · scratching post · cuddle · lap · scratch · pounce · prowl · nine lives · nap

Opposites
size within felines

small felinelion

Maned African feline

tiger · big cat · great cat · jaguar · leopard

domestication status

small felinewild cat

Undomesticated feline species

feral cat · wildcat · jungle cat · wild feline · sand cat

animal type

small felinewolf

Wild pack canine

elephant · whale · large herbivore

Family

small, smaller, smallest, feline, cat, cats, catty, catlike, catnip

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