Wild Cat Family ~ Felidae Family ~ 40 Wild Cat Species

Wild Cat Family is a central reference to all 40 wild cats in the Felidae family.

The wild cat species are grouped by the eight lineages of the Felidae family:

1. Panthera lineage

2. Bay cat lineage

3. Caracal lineage

4. Ocelot or Leopardus lineage

5. Lynx lineage

6. Puma lineage

7. Leopard Cat lineage

8. Felis lineage

Click on any of the Lineages to view more about that wild cat family.

Download this list: Wild Cat Family List by Lineage.pdf

Wild Cat Lineage	Wild Cat Common Name	Felidae Genus	Felidae Species
Panthera lineage
1	Lion	Panthera	Panthera leo
2	Leopard	Panthera	Panthera pardus
3	Jaguar	Panthera	Panthera onca
4	Tiger	Panthera	Panthera tigris
5	Snow leopard	Panthera	Panthera uncia
6	Clouded leopard	Neofelis	Neofelis nebulosa
7	Sunda clouded leopard	Neofelis	Neofelis diardi
Bay cat lineage
8	Asiatic golden cat	Catopuma	Catopuma temminckii
9	Bornean bay cat	Catopuma	Catopuma badia
10	Marbled cat	Pardofelis	Pardofelis marmorata
Caracal lineage
11	Caracal	Caracal	Caracal caracal
12	African golden cat	Caracal	Caracal aurata
13	Serval	Leptailurus	Leptailurus serval
Leopardus lineage
14	Geoffroy's cat	Leopardus	Leopardus geoffroyi
15	Guiña, Kodkod	Leopardus	Leopardus guigna
16	Northern tiger cat	Leopardus	Leopardus tigrinus
17	Southern tiger cat	Leopardus	Leopardus guttulus
18	Andean cat	Leopardus	Leopardus jacobita
19	Margay	Leopardus	Leopardus wiedii
20	Pampas cat	Leopardus	Leopardus colocola
21	Ocelot	Leopardus	Leopardus pardalis
Lynx lineage
22	Iberian lynx	Lynx	Lynx pardinus
23	Eurasian lynx	Lynx	Lynx lynx
24	Canada lynx	Lynx	Lynx canadensis
25	Bobcat	Lynx	Lynx rufus
Puma lineage
26	Puma	Puma	Puma concolor
27	Jaguarundi	Herpailurus	Herpailurus yagouaroundi
28	Cheetah	Acinonyx	Acinonyx jubatus
Leopard cat lineage
29	Leopard cat	Prionailurus	Prionailurus bengalensis
30	Sunda leopard cat	Prionailurus	Prionailurus javanensis
31	Fishing cat	Prionailurus	Prionailurus viverrinus
32	Flat-headed cat	Prionailurus	Prionailurus planiceps
33	Rusty-spotted cat	Prionailurus	Prionailurus rubiginosus
34	Pallas's cat	Otocolobus	Otocolobus manul
Felis lineage
35	European wildcat	Felis	Felis silvestris
36	African & Asiatic wildcat	Felis	Felis lybica
37	Sand cat	Felis	Felis margarita
38	Black-footed cat	Felis	Felis nigripes
39	Jungle cat	Felis	Felis chaus
40	Chinese mountain cat	Felis	Felis bieti

References:

Lineages: O’Brien, J. S. and Johnson, W. E. 2007. The evolution of cats. Scientific American July 2007: 68-75.
Taxonomy: Kitchener et al. 2017. A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group.
Conservation Status: IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org>. 20 Nov 2018.

Download this list: Wild Cat Family List by Lineage.pdf

Welcome to Wild Cat Family

Wild Cat Family is a central reference to all 40 wild cats in the Felidae family.

References:

Lineages: O’Brien, J. S. and Johnson, W. E. 2007. The evolution of cats. Scientific American July 2007: 68-75.

Taxonomy: Kitchener et al. 2017. A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group.

Conservation Status: IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org>. 20 Nov 2018.