Paka

Paka ni wanyama mbuai wa nusufamilia Felinae katika familia Felidae. Spishi nyingine zinaitwa duma, simbamangu na mondo. Nyingi ni ndogo kama paka-kaya lakini spishi kama duma, linksi na puma ni kubwa zaidi sana. Isipokuwa simbamangu, Asian golden cat, puma na pengine paka-msitu, paka wote wana milia na/au madoa. Paka hukamata mawindo aina yo yote lakini ukubwa wa mawindo unafuatana na ukubwa wa spishi ya paka. Spishi nyingine zinatokea msitu na nyingine zinatokea maeneo wazi.

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Paka

Paka miguu-myeusi

Uainishaji wa kisayansi

Himaya:	Animalia (Wanyama)
Faila:	Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni)
Ngeli:	Mammalia (Wanyama wenye viwele)
Oda:	Carnivora (Wanyama mbua)
Nusuoda:	Feliformia (Wanyama kama paka)
Familia:	Felidae (Wanyama walio na mnasaba na paka)
Nusufamilia:	Felinae (Wanyama wanaofanana na paka) Fischer von Waldheim, 1817

Ngazi za chini

Jenasi 10:

Acinonyx Brookes, 1828
Caracal Gray, 1843
Felis Linnaeus, 1758
Leopardus Gray, 1842
Leptailurus Severtsov, 1858
Lynx Kerr, 1792
Pardofelis Martin, 1837
Prionailurus Severtsov, 1858
Profelis Severtsov, 1858
Puma Jardine, 1834

Funga

Acinonyx jubatus Duma (Cheetah)
Caracal caracal Simbamangu (Caracal)
Felis chaus (Jungle Cat)
- Felis c. nilotica, Paka-maji (Swamp Lynx)
Felis margarita, Paka-mchanga (Sand Cat)
Felis nigripes, Paka Miguu-myeusi (Black-footed Cat)
Felis silvestris, Paka-pori (Wild Cat)
- Felis s. cafra, Kimburu au Paka-pori wa Afrika (Eastern and Southern African Wild Cat)
- Felis s. catus, Paka-kaya (Domestic Cat) – pia Felis catus
- Felis s. lybica, Paka-jangwa (North African Wild Cat)
Leptailurus serval, Mondo au Kisongo (Serval)
Profelis aurata, Paka Dhahabu au Paka-msitu (African Golden Cat)

Felis chaus, Paka-mwitu (Jungle Cat)
Felis manul, Paka wa Pallas (Pallas' Cat)
Felis silvestris, Paka-pori (Wild Cat)
- Felis s. bieti, Paka-pori wa Uchina (Chinese Mountain Cat)
- Felis s. ornata Paka-pori wa Asia (Asiatic Wild Cat)
- Felis s. silvestris Paka-pori wa Ulaya (European Wild Cat)
Leopardus braccatus, Paka wa Pantanal (Pantanal Cat)
Leopardus colocolo, Kolokolo (Colocolo)
Leopardus geoffroyi, Paka wa Geoffroy (Geoffroy's Cat)
Leopardus guigna, Kodikodi (Kodkod)
Leopardus guttulus, Onisila (Oncilla)
Leopardus jacobitus, Paka wa Milima Andes (Andean Mountain Cat)
Leopardus pajeros, Paka wa Pampas (Pampas Cat)
Leopardus pardalis, Oseloti (Ocelot)
Leopardus tigrinus, Tigrina (Tigrina)
Leopardus wiedii, Marakaya (Margay)
Lynx canadensis, Linksi wa Kanada (Canadian Lynx)
Lynx lynx, Linksi wa Ulaya (Eurasian Lynx)
Lynx pardinus, Linksi wa Hispania (Iberian Lynx)
Lynx rufus, Linksi-nyika (Bobcat)
Pardofelis badia, Paka wa Borneo (Bay Cat)
Pardofelis marmorata, Paka-madoa (Marbled Cat)
Pardofelis temminckii, Paka-msitu wa Asia (Asian Golden Cat)
Prionailurus bengalensis, Paka-chui (Leopard Cat)
Prionailurus iriomotensis, Paka wa Iriomote (Iriomote Cat)
Prionailurus planiceps, Paka Kichwa-kipana (Flat-headed Cat)
Prionailurus rubiginosus, Paka madoa-mekundu (Rusty-spotted Cat)
Prionailurus viverrinus, Paka-mvuvi (Fishing Cat)
Puma concolor, Simba-milima (Puma)
Puma yagouaroundi, Jaguarundi (Jaguarundi)