The top 18 wild cat species 1. Small cats (19 species) three subspecies of felis silvestris are shown, counting as one species. The former group includes the jaguar and the cougar while the latter includes the ocelot, the canadian lynx, the bobcat, and the jaguarundi.
North America Hosts Two Species Of Big Wild Cats And Four Species Of Small Wild Cats.
Here, we listed the most common and prominent wild cat species. We all know about the wild cats such as lions, tigers, cougars, leopards and even jaguars, but there's a whole world of small and big cats out there, especially a bunch of rare cat breeds that you've probably never heard of! Geoffroy’s cat (oncifelis geoffroyi) iberian lynx (lynx pardinus) iriomote cat (prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) jaguar (panthera onca) jaguarondi (herpailurus jaguaroundi) jungle cat (felix chaus) leopard (panthera pardus) lion (panthera leo) lynx (lynx lynx) manul or pallas’ cat (felis manul) marbled cat (pardofelis marmorata)
(Countries In Which The Species Is Present Include India, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia And Indonesia.) The Asian Golden Cat Is Over Twice The Size Of A Domestic Cat.
Many species exhibit some level of sexual dimorphism, where there is a noticeable size difference between males and females. However, most of them are in decline. The south china tiger has decreased to only 20.
Male Tigers Can Grow To Be Over 3M Long And Weigh Up To 300Kg, While Female Tigers Tend To.
Thirteen more wild cat species are listed as vulnerable: The chilean cat or kodkod is the smallest wild cat of south america and rival the black footed cat (africa) and the rusty spotted cat (asia) as the smalles felins in the world. The tiger is endangered, and their population is decreasing every day.
This Feline Has Short Grey Fur Over Most Of Its Body With Rusty Spots Over Its Back And Flanks From Where It Derives Its Name.
Tigers are the biggest cat in the wild. Savannah cats are classified by the amount of each breed they contain to inform owners of how genuinely wild they are. There are 38 species of cats on the planet.
