Wild Cats Listed By Size

It is about the size of a domestic cat with thicker and longer fur.

Wild cats listed by size. Of the worlds total species of wild cats over 80 are small wild cats. Rusty-spotted cats have a relatively restricted distribution. How many species of big cats are there.

Most small wild cats are the size of a domesticated cat. Its coat is typically golden-red but a wide range of other color varieties are known. The size of the cat ranges from 55 to 100 cm while the tail is around 26 to 45 cm long.

Feral Cats are the wild offspring of domestic cats and are primarily the result of pet owners abandonment or failure to spay or neuter their animal allowing them to breed uncontrolled. The Sand Cat Felis margarita lives in the deserts of Africa the Arabian Peninsula and western Asia. 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. It is native to India Sri Lanka and western Nepal where it stays in deciduous forests and grasslands. 11 rows This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant Felidae species ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record.

From the biggest to the smallest there are 38 cat species found worldwide. Being one of the lesser studied South Asian carnivores it has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN only in 2002. The Rusty-spotted Cat rivals and may exceed the South African Black footed cat Felis nigripes as the worlds smallest wild cat.

Countries in which the species is present include India Cambodia China Bhutan Myanmar Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia The Asian golden cat is over twice the size of a domestic cat. They can be found in Africa Asia North America South America Central America and Europe. Feral cats are elusive and do not trust humans.