Big Cat Family List

Perhaps the most photogenic cat on the list the Savannah almost looks like a cross between a leopard and a tiger.

Big cat family list. Felidae - Cats Cheetahs Lions Tigers Leopards. Wild Cats of Africa. 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.

Also interesting to note is that the term Black Panther is an umbrella term used for the black variant of any big cat not to be confused for its own species. All Wild Cat Lists. Species in this family are found in all areas of the world except for Australia and Antarctica.

Wild Cats of Africa. List by Common Name. It is a large powerful apex predator capable of preying on large animals such as caiman green anacondas and tapirs.

As a predator it inhabits wooded areas desert edges semi desert edges and swampland environments. The five big cat species have all been assessed and categorised by the IUCN Red List. Find out more about our free resources below.

List by Endangered Status. Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo. They vary in size from the domestic cat to the lion.

The bobcat is a North American member of the big cat family. Are big cats endangered. Or in one case only one inaccurate record.