Wild Cat List – Common Name and Species Name

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: 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.