Wild Cats List by Continent ~ Big Cats List

This wild cat species list shows the 40 wild cats in the Felidae family - their common and scientific names, and the continent where they occur.

Note there are a few multi-continent species and there are no wild cats in Australasia.

The table is grouped by Continent to start.
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Download Wild Cat List by Continent.pdf

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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 Continent

Wild Cat Common Name	Wild Cat Species Name	Wild Cat Continent Range
Black-footed Cat	Felis nigripes	Africa
African Golden Cat	Profelis aurata	Africa
Serval	Leptailurus serval	Africa
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Africa
Lion	Panthera leo	Africa
Caracal	Caracal caracal	Africa, Asia
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Africa, Asia
Jungle Cat	Felis chaus	Africa, Asia
Sand Cat	Felis margarita	Africa, Asia
Afro-Asiatic Wildcat	Felis lybica	Africa, Asia
Chinese Mountain Cat	Felis bieti	Asia
Pallas's Cat	Otocolobus manul	Asia
Snow Leopard	Panthera uncia	Asia
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Asia
Mainland Leopard Cat	Prionailurus bengalensis	Asia
Sunda Leopard Cat	Prionailurus javanensis	Asia
Fishing Cat	Prionailurus viverrinus	Asia
Rusty-spotted Cat	Prionailurus rubiginosus	Asia
Asiatic Golden Cat	Catopuma temminckii	Asia
Marbled Cat	Pardofelis marmorata	Asia
Mainland Clouded Leopard	Neofelis nebulosa	Asia
Sunda Clouded Leopard	Neofelis diardi	Asia
Bornean Bay Cat	Catopuma badia	Asia
Flat-headed Cat	Prionailurus planiceps	Asia
Iberian Lynx	Lynx pardinus	Europe
European Wildcat	Felis silvestris	Europe
Eurasian Lynx	Lynx lynx	Europe, Asia
Bobcat	Lynx rufus	North America
Canada Lynx	Lynx canadensis	North America
Andean Cat	Leopardus jacobita	South America
Pampas Cat	Leopardus colocola	South America
Guina / Kodkod	Leopardus guigna	South America
Geoffroy's Cat	Leopardus geoffroyi	South America
Northern Tiger Cat	Leopardus tigrinus	South America
Southern Tiger Cat	Leopardus guttulus	South America
Margay	Leopardus wiedi	South America
Ocelot	Leopardus pardalis	South America
Jaguarundi	Herpailurus yagouaroundi	South America
Jaguar	Panthera onca	South America
Puma	Puma concolor	South, North America

Wild Cat List by Continent.pdf

Wild Cats List by Continent

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 Continent

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