| Named By: | R. M. Hunt, Jr in 1974 |
| Time Period: | Unavailable |
| Location: | Canada, USA |
| Size: | Unavailable |
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Fossil(s): | Multiple specimens |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Caniformia | Amphicyonidae | Daphoeninae | |
Daphoenictis is an extinct cat-like genus of the family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs), subfamily Daphoeninae, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene-Oligocene epochs (36-26 million years ago), existing for approximately 10.2 million years. Daphoenictis' geographical range was mid-western North America; from central Canada, to Texas, U.S.A.