Wild Cats Listed By Size

Since 2016 its global wild population is listed as Near Threatened as the Rusty Spotted Cats are affected.

Wild cats listed by size. Small Cats 19 Species Three subspecies of Felis silvestris are shown counting as one species. Bobcats are sometimes referred to as wildcats and are about twice the size of the average house cat. The Fishing Cat is a good example of this with females being 6-7 kg 14 lbs and males being 11-12 kg 26 lbs.

It is native to India Sri Lanka and western Nepal where it stays in deciduous forests and grasslands. It lives in a wide variety of habitats like tropical forests savanna swamps etc. Adult males can grow to around 80 centimetres 25ft in length with a shoulder height of between 40 and 50 centimetres.

The Leopardus pardalis is a wild cat whose range extends from the southwestern parts of the US to South America. Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range kg. The size of the cat ranges from 55 to 100 cm while the tail is around 26 to 45 cm long.

Its coat is typically golden-red but a wide range of other color varieties are known. Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats. The Asian golden cat is a mid-sized wild cat found in Southeast Asia.

But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx and cheetahare big. 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 liger is not present in the wild but as the largest and heaviest cat takes the first place on our list.

They are incredibly agile and extraordinary hunters able to climb trees and leap over 3 metres. The list does not contain cat hybrids such as the liger. The Sand Cat Felis margarita lives in the deserts of Africa the Arabian Peninsula and western Asia.