Which feline is genetically closest to leopards?

The closest relatives to domestic cats are from a species going by the Latin name Felis silvestris, literally meaning “forest cat”. The species contains several sub-species, including the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) and the African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica). read more

Pretty simple question that took a 3 second search and could also be answered with common sense. We’ll go 3 seconds first: As we see here, the closest we get to Panthera Pardus (Leopard) is Panthera Leo (Lion). read more

The Felidae comprises two subfamilies, the Pantherinae and the Felinae. The former includes the"Panthera" species tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard, and Neofelis species clouded leopard and Sunda clouded leopard. All the non-pantherine cats are part of the Felinae, which includes several genera and the majority of cat species. read more

They belong to the puma genus. Alternative terms for cougar include puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount. Unlike leopards, cougars typically don't have spots, and they are also smaller than leopards. Genetically, they're also more related to domestic cats than the four big cats. read more