Wild Cats Listed By Size

The Rusty Spotted Cat is one of the smallest wild cats.

Wild cats listed by size. Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats. How many species of big cats are there. These are medium-sized stocky cats with a body length of about 74 centimetres and are easily identified by their sandy fur distinctive black stripes on the forehead and large ear tufts.

It is about the size of a domestic cat with thicker and longer fur. The liger is not present in the wild but as the largest and heaviest cat takes the first place on our list. This list uses the expanded definition of big cats Where can I find small wild cats in the world.

A Wild Caracal Tehran Times. Bobcats are sometimes referred to as wildcats and are about twice the size of the average house cat. From the biggest to the smallest there are 38 cat species found worldwide.

Their ears paws and long legs are quite similar to those found to be characteristic of the Canadian lynx. The Asian golden cat is a mid-sized wild cat found in Southeast Asia. Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range kg.

They are incredibly agile and extraordinary hunters able to climb trees and leap over 3 metres. The list does not contain cat hybrids such as the liger. The definition of which species are big cats varies between different organisations with some considering just the five species in the Panthera genus to be big cats and others including pumas also known as mountain lions and cougars and cheetahs.

But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx and cheetahare big. Being one of the lesser studied South Asian carnivores it has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN only in 2002. The second place in the wild the first place takes the Siberian tiger the largest specimens can weigh nearly 400 kg 880 lb.