This wild cat species list shows the 45 wild cats in the Felidae family with their common names and scientific names (species names).
- The table is sorted alphabetically by Common Name to start.
- Click on the relevant column heading to Sort by Common Name or Species Name.
- Use the Search bar to search for a particular wild cat.
See Wild Cat Lists for more lists.
Background image: Chart of Big Cats by Uni Cheek on Etsy.
References:
Mammal Diversity Database. 2025. Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.3) [Felidae]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033774
IUCN 2025. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. 10 Nov 2025.
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.
Download Wild Cat List by Common Name.pdf
Wild Cat List - Common Name and Species Name
| Wild Cat Common Name | Wild Cat Species Name |
|---|---|
| African Golden Cat | Caracal aurata / auratus |
| Afro-Asiatic Wildcat | Felis lybica |
| Andean Cat | Leopardus jacobita |
| Asiatic Golden Cat | Catopuma temminckii |
| Black-footed Cat | Felis nigripes |
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus |
| Bornean Bay Cat | Catopuma badia |
| Brazilian Pampas Cat | Leopardus braccatus |
| Canada Lynx | Lynx canadensis |
| Caracal | Caracal caracal |
| Central Chilean Pampas Cat | Leopardus colocola |
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus |
| Chinese Mountain Cat | Felis bieti |
| Clouded Tiger Cat | Leopardus pardinoides |
| Eurasian Lynx | Lynx lynx |
| European Wildcat | Felis silvestris |
| Fishing Cat | Prionailurus viverrinus |
| Flat-headed Cat | Prionailurus planiceps |
| Geoffroy's Cat | Leopardus geoffroyi |
| Guiña / Kodkod | Leopardus guigna |
| Iberian Lynx | Lynx pardinus |
| Jaguar | Panthera onca |
| Jaguarundi | Herpailurus yagouaroundi |
| Jungle Cat | Felis chaus |
| Leopard | Panthera pardus |
| Lion | Panthera leo |
| Mainland Clouded Leopard | Neofelis nebulosa |
| Mainland Leopard Cat | Prionailurus bengalensis |
| Marbled Cat | Pardofelis marmorata |
| Margay | Leopardus wiedii |
| Northern Pampas Cat | Leopardus garleppi |
| Northern/Savanna Tiger Cat | Leopardus tigrinus |
| Northern Tiger Cat | Leopardus pardalis |
| Pallas's Cat | Otocolobus manul |
| Puma / Cougar / Mountain Lion | Puma concolor |
| Rusty-spotted Cat | Prionailurus rubiginosus |
| Sand Cat | Felis margarita |
| Serval | Leptailurus serval |
| Snow Leopard | Panthera uncia |
| Southern Pampas Cat | Leopardus pajeros |
| Southern/Atlantic Forest Tiger Cat | Leopardus guttulus |
| Sunda Clouded Leopard | Neofelis diardi |
| Sunda Leopard Cat | Prionailurus javanensis |
| Tiger | Panthera tigris |
| Uruguayan Pampas Cat | Leopardus fasciatus |
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