剑齿虎属（Machairodus）通称为短剑虎或短剑剑齿虎，是生存于1100-1.2万年前欧洲、亚洲、非洲及北美洲的大型剑齿虎亚科动物。剑齿虎属的物种在体型及比例上有很大的差异，最大约有狮子的大小。它们有很大的犬齿，齿上有锯齿，但在几年内就会磨损。[1]
已描述的物种
本属已经描述的包括以下物种：
- Machairodus alberdiae Ginsburg et al., 1981
- 阿芬短剑剑齿虎 Machairodus aphanistus Kaup, 1832[2]
- Machairodus laskerevi Sotnikova, 1992[3]
- Machairodus pseudaeluroides Schmidt-Kittler, 1976[3]
- Machairodus robinsoni Kurtén, 1975
- Machairodus horribilis Schlosser, 1903
- Machairodus kabir Peigne et al. 2005[4][5]
- Machairodus lahayishupup Orcut, 2021
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