Big Cat Family List

Encyclopedia Cats the Feline Family.

Big cat family list. Some people use the term big cat to refer to all species in the genus Panthera in which case the list of big cats would look like this. For some species we have huge numbers of records for others we have few. Save planning and preparation time with a range of free downloadable resources to accompany Collins Big Cat books.

Wild Cats of Africa. Cats are native to almost every region on Earth with the exception of. The big cat species most threatened with extinction is the tiger which is listed as Endangered.

Jaguar Panthera onca Leopard Panthera pardus Snow Leopard Panthera uncia Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa. The five big cat species have all been assessed and categorised by the IUCN Red List. The weight data available is vary variable.

All Wild Cat Lists. Wild Cat Lists. Similar to many other big cats the bobcat is a solitary hunter.

As a predator it inhabits wooded areas desert edges semi desert edges and swampland environments. Are big cats endangered. It is a large powerful apex predator capable of preying on large animals such as caiman green anacondas and tapirs.

Or in one case only one inaccurate record. The Jaguar is the largest cat found in the Americas and the third largest species of cat in the world only the tiger and lion are bigger. They vary in size from the domestic cat to the lion.