Pussidae
Pussidae is a taxonomic term that has appeared in some classifications to designate a clade or family of small, cat-like carnivorans commonly referred to as puss cats. It is not widely recognized as a valid rank in major modern systems. In many contemporary treatments, species historically assigned to Pussidae are placed within Felidae, typically in the subfamily Felinae, or distributed across related lineages. As a result, Pussidae is often described as an informal, historical, or disputed name rather than an accepted taxon in current taxonomy.
Described members of Pussidae are usually small to medium-sized feliforms with agile bodies, sharp senses, and
In terms of classification, molecular phylogenies have shown that groups once labeled Pussidae are nested within