What different animals are in the cat family?

There are many different types of cat in the cat family. The family includes powerful big cats such as the lion, the leopard, and the tiger, as well as the rugged puma and the high-speed cheetah, along with many smaller, secretive hunters such as the caracal, the ocelot, and the wildcat. The domestic cat, a direct descendent of a small wildcat, has lived alongside humans for thousands of years.