This wild cat species list shows the 40 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.
Download Wild Cat List by Common Name.pdf
See Wild Cat Lists for more lists.
Background image: Chart of Big Cats by PopChart on Etsy.
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 - Common Name and Species Name
Wild Cat Common Name | Wild Cat Species Name |
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African Golden Cat | Caracal aurata |
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 |
Canada Lynx | Lynx canadensis |
Caracal | Caracal caracal |
Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus |
Chinese Mountain Cat | Felis bieti |
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 Tiger Cat | Leopardus tigrinus |
Ocelot | Leopardus pardalis |
Pallas's Cat | Otocolobus manul |
Pampas Cat | Leopardus colocola |
Puma / Cougar / Mountain Lion | Puma concolor |
Rusty-spotted Cat | Prionailurus rubiginosus |
Sand Cat | Felis margarita |
Serval | Leptailurus serval |
Snow Leopard | Panthera uncia |
Southern Tiger Cat | Leopardus guttulus |
Sunda Clouded Leopard | Neofelis diardi |
Sunda Leopard Cat | Prionailurus javanensis |
Tiger | Panthera tigris |