Big Cats Species List

Due to new DNA evidence the cat family tree has changed considerably over the last decade.

Big cats species list. But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx and cheetahare big. Or in one case only one inaccurate record. The leopard is an elegant and powerful endangered cat.

There are 38 species of cats on the planet. All Wild Cat Lists. Big cat species that have a wide range and live in a variety of habitats include leopards mountain lions ocelots and jaguars.

The weight data available is vary variable. List by Endangered Status. And some wild cats occupy enormous ranges geographic distribution such as the puma cougar which occupies the biggest range of any terrestrial mammal in the western hemisphere see Puma Cat Range.

Wild Cats of Africa. There is also a broader more common definition of big cats that includes cheetahs clouded leopards snow leopards and mountain lions cougars. Species List Protecting Wildlife WWF.

Wild Cats of Africa. The lion is the only truly social cat. Lion tiger leopard and jaguar all of which belong to the genus Panthera says Stephen Mills.

The javan leopard panthera pardus melas and the arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr are both critically endangered with. Jaguar Panthera onca Leopard Panthera pardus Snow Leopard Panthera uncia Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa. Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo Jaguar Panthera onca Leopard Panthera pardus Snow leopard Panthera uncia Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa.