Wild Cat Family List by Lineage

This list shows the 40 wild cat species grouped by the eight lineages of the Felidae wild cat family.

The wild cat common name and Felidae scientific names are shown.

Download Wild Cat Family List by Lineage.pdf

See Wild Cat Lists for more lists.

Background image: Wild Cats of the World Poster by Ellen Chester.

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 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. 15 Nov 2021.