The lion, Panthera leo is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae.

Chasing Big Cats

Are cougars big cats or small cats? Take your guess with today’s #TuesdayTrivia! All cats, large or small, are part of the Felidae family, which is divided into the Pantherinae and Felinae subfamilies. Pantherinae consists of lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards (known as “big cats”), and the Felinae includes the rest (generally known as “small cats”). Cougars and several other small cat species have round pupils like big cats, rather than the vertical slit pupils that many other small cats have