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.

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

Spishi za Afrika

• 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)

Spishi za mabara mengine

• 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)

Picha

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  Duma
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  Simbamangu
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  Paka-maji
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  Paka-mchanga
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  Paka-kaya (aina ya Misri)
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  Paka-jangwa
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  Mondo

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  Paka-mwitu
  Felis chaus
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  Paka wa Pallas
  Felis manul
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  Paka-pori wa Ulaya
  Felis sylvestris silvestris
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  Paka wa Geoffroy
  Leopardus geoffroyi
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  Paka wa Milima Andes
  Leopardus jacobitus
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  Oseloti
  Leopardus pardalis
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  Oseloti Mdogo
  Leopardus tigrinus
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  Marakaya
  Leopardus wiedii
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  Linksi wa Kanada
  Lynx canadensis
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  Linksi wa Ulaya
  Lynx lynx
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  Linksi wa Hispania
  Lynx pardinus
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  Linksi-nyika
  Lynx rufus
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  Paka-msitu wa Asia
  Asian golden cat
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  Paka-chui
  Prionailurus bengalensis
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  Paka madoa-mekundu
  Prionailurus rubiginosus
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  Paka-mvuvi
  Prionailurus viverrinus
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  Simba-milima
  Puma concolor
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  Jaguarundi
  Puma yagouaroundi