MajorRacal I must say your Lyran concepts are bad-azz and have a slot in my game,and am just waiting for you to finish and release them. As for your other request on names.I have seen most if not all the modern cat names have been used to represent Lyran ships already so I submit to you the following list.
Prehistoric Cat species and names
Proailurus
Himravidae
Pseudailurus
Machairodonts ( family name of the Long tooth cats)
Barbourofelis
Homotherium (scimitar tooth cat)
Dinofelis (dagger tooth panther)
Smilodon (sabre tooth cat)
Megatereon (dirk tooth cat)
Hoplophoneus (another saber tooth cat)
Thylocosmilus (marsupial tiger)
Thylocolea (marsupial lion)
Panthera (cave lion)
Acinonyx (prehistoric cheetah)
Neofelis
Felis
And if you do a stealth or spy/recon ship......Clouded Leopard Class
If nothing else they are VERY different.
-MP