Big Cats Species List

Big cat species that have a wide range and live in a variety of habitats include leopards mountain lions ocelots and jaguars.

Big cats species list. List by Endangered Status. Then there are a whole range of different types of big cats that have been bred by humans as hybrid animals leopon liger tigon and more but these have been left out of this list. Whereas most cats are solitary for most of their lives the lion lives in groups known as prides.

There are 38 species of cats on the planet. The lion has a short sandy-colored coat. It is the sixth most endangered mammal of big cat species.

Other big cats including the Siberian tiger Bengal tiger and African lion have more limited ranges and are adapted to fewer habitat types. 11 rows This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant Felidae species ordered by. There is also a broader more common definition of big cats that includes cheetahs clouded leopards snow leopards and mountain lions cougars.

Wild Cats of Africa. Below is a list giving some basic data on the 36 species of cats still living in this world with us. Due to new DNA evidence the cat family tree has changed considerably over the last decade.

Only the tiger is bigger. In these species the epihyal bone part of the voice box is replaced by a ligament. Wild Cats of Africa.

But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx. List by Common Name. 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.