This Felidae species list shows the 40 wild cats grouped by Genus - including their scientific names (species names) and common names.
- The table is grouped alphabetically by Genus to start.
- Click on a column heading to sort by that column.
- Use the Search bar to filter for a particular term.
Download Felidae Species List by Genus.pdf
See Wild Cat Lists for more lists.
Background image: Wild Cats of the World Poster by Ellen Chester.
References:
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.
IUCN 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. 15 Nov 2022.
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Wild Cat List by Genus
Felidae Genus | Felidae Species | Felidae Common Name |
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Acinonyx | Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah |
Caracal | Caracal aurata | African Golden Cat |
Caracal | Caracal caracal | Caracal |
Catopuma | Catopuma badia | Bornean Bay Cat |
Catopuma | Catopuma temminckii | Asiatic Golden Cat |
Felis | Felis bieti | Chinese Mountain Cat |
Felis | Felis chaus | Jungle Cat |
Felis | Felis margarita | Sand Cat |
Felis | Felis nigripes | Black-footed Cat |
Felis | Felis silvestris | European Wildcat |
Felis | Felis lybica | Afro-Asiatic Wildcat |
Herpailurus | Herpailurus yagouaroundi | Jaguarundi |
Leopardus | Leopardus colocola | Pampas Cat |
Leopardus | Leopardus geoffroyi | Geoffroy's Cat |
Leopardus | Leopardus guigna | Guiña, Kodkod |
Leopardus | Leopardus guttulus | Southern Tiger Cat |
Leopardus | Leopardus jacobita | Andean Cat |
Leopardus | Leopardus pardalis | Ocelot |
Leopardus | Leopardus tigrinus | Northern Tiger Cat |
Leopardus | Leopardus wiedii | Margay |
Leptailurus | Leptailurus serval | Serval |
Lynx | Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx |
Lynx | Lynx lynx | Eurasian Lynx |
Lynx | Lynx pardinus | Iberian Lynx |
Lynx | Lynx rufus | Bobcat |
Neofelis | Neofelis diardi | Sunda Clouded Leopard |
Neofelis | Neofelis nebulosa | Mainland Clouded Leopard |
Otocolobus | Otocolobus manul | Pallas's Cat |
Panthera | Panthera leo | Lion |
Panthera | Panthera onca | Jaguar |
Panthera | Panthera pardus | Leopard |
Panthera | Panthera tigris | Tiger |
Panthera | Panthera uncia | Snow Leopard |
Pardofelis | Pardofelis marmorata | Marbled Cat |
Prionailurus | Prionailurus bengalensis | Mainland Leopard Cat |
Prionailurus | Prionailurus javanensis | Sunda Leopard Cat |
Prionailurus | Prionailurus planiceps | Flat-headed Cat |
Prionailurus | Prionailurus rubiginosus | Rusty-spotted Cat |
Prionailurus | Prionailurus viverrinus | Fishing Cat |
Puma | Puma concolor | Puma |