All Wild Cats List

All 41 living cat species in the list below 40 wild cats plus the domestic cat are believed to be descended from a common ancestor that lived in asia between 116 and 53 million years ago.

All wild cats list. The serval bobcat lynx and perhaps the caracal are regarded as medium-sized by many including me. The list includes established breeds recognized by various cat registries new and experimental breeds landraces being established as standardized breeds distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed breeds. Smaller than a big cat and larger than the small cat come the appropriately-named medium cats.

There are articles on all these wild cat species on this site. Cats being obligate carnivores require not only suitable habitat for themselves but also for their prey. Iriomote Cat Marbled Cat Margay Ocelot Oncilla Little Spotted Cat Pallass Cat.

List by Common Name. Many cats on the list above are adversely affected by habitat loss and cats around the world are still being persecuted by humans. Several wild cats are endangered including perhaps the best-known wild cat of all.

Small wild cats of Africa. African golden cat Profelis Aurata The African Golden Cat Profelis aurata is a medium-sized wild cat distributed over the rainforests of West and Central Africa. Small Wild Cats List.

Apart from Lions that live in groups known as pride all other big cats live solitary lives with the exception of mothers and cubs. But it is up for grabs. For more information about each of the small wild cats listed below click on the cats name.

African Golden Cat Andean Mountain Cat Asian Golden Cat Bornean Bay Cat Black-footed Cat Bobcat Canada Lynx Caracal Chinese Desert Cat Eurasian Lynx Fishing Cat Flat-headed Cat Geoffroys Cat Iberian Lynx Jaguarundi Jungle Cat Kodkod Guina Leopard Cat subspecies. 41 rows Wild Cat Lists. Wild Cats of Africa.