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Hsu, T.C.; Rearden, H.H.; Luquette, G.F.
Karyological studies of nine species of Felidae
1963  The American Naturalist (97): 225-234

The somatic metaphase chromosomes of nine species of Felidae were analyzed from cells grown in tissue culture initiated with small skin biopsies. Seven species show a diploid chromosome number of 38, and the remaining two, 36. There are remarkable similarities among the karyotypes so far studied.

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