Felidae

Because all animals belonging to Felidae’s sister taxa, Viverridae, have long tails, scientists could infer that this character state represents the ancestral trait.

Diet tends to be more strictly carnivorous, especially in the family Felidae.

Felidae radiated quite recently and most of the extant species are relatively young.

The clouded leopard is part of the Panthera lineage, one of the eight lineages of Felidae.