All Wild Cats List

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.

All wild cats list. Several wild cats are endangered including perhaps the best-known wild cat of all. Jaguar Asiatic golden cat marbled cat margay colocolo Pallass cat and rusty-spotted cat. Have you seen any wild cats on your travels.

Bobcats are great companion cats among the list of wild cats but these cats also have the brute strength to kill an adult human though no such incidents have been reported so far. I would love to read about your sightings in the comments. Wild cat list by common namepdf Also see the overview with photos and brief descriptions.

Wild Cats of Africa. For more information about each of the small wild cats listed below click on the cats name. As of 2019 The International Cat Association recognizes 71.

11 rows 38878in the wild unverified 417. 41 rows Wild Cat Lists. 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.

List by Common Name. The serval bobcat lynx and perhaps the caracal are regarded as medium-sized by many including me. African Golden Cat Caracal aurata Very little research has been conducted on the African golden cat a wild cat found in the forests of Africa.

Apart from Lions that live in groups known as pride all other big cats live solitary lives with the exception of mothers and cubs. The bobcat puma also known as the mountain lion or cougar Canada lynx ocelot jaguarundi and jaguar. Many cats on the list above are adversely affected by habitat loss and cats around the world are still being persecuted by humans.