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A list of all [[Friends]] based on carnivorous mammals representing the [[wikipedia:Felidae|cat]] subfamily [[Wikipedia:Felinae|Felinae]], the memebrs of which are commonly known as '''small cats'''. This is not strictly because they are of small size, as the group includes large animals such as the '''cougar''' and '''cheetah''', but rather to distinguish it from its sister group, the [[:Category:Pantherine Friends|Pantherinae]], among which the "big cats" of the genus [[wikipedia:Panthera|''Panthera'']] are found.

Members of Felinae possess a bony hyoid bone, which enables them to purr, but not to roar; this is in contrast to their pantherine cousins, for whom the opposite is true.

This list also includes [[:Category:Cryptid Friends|UMA Friends]] who are identifiable as being based on members of Felinae, such as '''Maneki Neko''' (who is based on a '''domestic cat''').

[[Category:Felid Friends]]