Wild Cats

All wild cats, including big cats, small wild cats and wildcats, are members of the carnivore order and felidae family, which are biological classifications. Members of the felidae family are called felids.

Big CatsEdit

#	Species	Habitat	Image
01	Lion Panthera leo	Western India, semidesert and upland areas of Africa.
02	Tiger Panthera tigris	Mangrove forests and jungles in Eastern and Southern Asia.
03	Jaguar Panthera onca	Swamplands and forest streams in Central and South America.
04	Leopard Panthera pardus	Savannahs and deserts in sub-Saharan Africa to rainforests in small parts of Western and Central Asia.
05	Snow Leopard Uncia uncia	Mountainous areas of Central Asia.
06	Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa	Cloud forests and Himalayan foothills in Southeast Asia
07	Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus	Savannahs in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Southern Asia.

Small Cats of EuropeEdit

#	Species	Habitat	Image
01	Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx	Boreal forests in Europe and Central Asia.
02	Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus	Woodlands in the Iberian Peninsula.
03	European Wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris	Forests and grasslands throughout Europe.

Small Cats of the AmericasEdit

#	Species	Habitat	Image
01	Puma Felis concolor Linnaeus	Rocky open plains in North and South America.
02	Canadian Lynx Lynx canadensis	Dense boreal forests from Canada to Alaska.
03	Ocelot Leopardus pardalis	Rainforests and grasslands in Southwestern United States to Central and South America.
04	Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus	A variety of forests from Costa Rica to Argentina.	[[Image:|150px]]
05	Margay Leopardus wiedii	Tropical forests from Mexico through Central and South America east of the Andes to Argentina.	[[Image:|150px]]
06	Kodkod Leopardus guigna	Deciduous forests and scrublands to the Andes in Chile and Argentina.	[[Image:|150px]]
07	Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi	Variety of habitats from arid thorn forests to swampy grasslands in South America, Central America, Texas and southern Arizona.	[[Image:|150px]]
08	Andean Mountain Cat Leopardus jacobitus	Southern Andes Mountains.	[[Image:|150px]]
09	Bobcat Lynx rufus	Forests, deserts, swamps and suburban areas throughout North America to Mexico.	[[Image:|150px]]
10	Pampas Cat Leopardus pajeros	Grasslands, humid forests, swamps and deserts in Southern South America. Image =	[[Image:{{{Image}}}|150px]]
11	Geoffroy's Cat Leopardus geoffroy	Scrubby woodlands and dry forests in the Southern tip of South America.	[[Image:|150px]]

Small Cats of AsiaEdit

#	Species	Habitat	Image
01	Asiatic Golden Cat Pardofelis temminckii	Forests from eastern Nepal to south China and Indonesia.	[[Image:|150px]]
02	Pallas Cat Felis manul	Rocky steppes throughout Central Asia to western Iran and China.	[[Image:|150px]]
03	Jungle Cat Felis chaus	Swamps and wetlands in Southwest Asia, Central Asia to China.	[[Image:|150px]]
05	Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus	Wetland habitats in Southeast Asia, in western India to southern China.	[[Image:|150px]]
06	Flat-headed Cat Prionailurus planiceps	Swampy rainforests in southern Thailand and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
07	Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis	Shrublands and forests in South and East Asia.	[[Image:|150px]]
08	Marbled Cat Pardofelis marmorata	Eastern Himalayan foothills in southwest China to tropical forests in Sumatra and Borneo.	[[Image:|150px]]
09	Chinese Desert Cat Felis bieti	Steppe grasslands in the North-eastern edge of Tibetan Plateau in China.	[[Image:|150px]]
10	Iriomote Cat Prionailurus iriomotensis	Iriomote Island, Japan	[[Image:|150px]]
11	Bay Cat Pardofelis badia	Lowland and upland forests in Borneo.	[[Image:|150px]]
12	Rusty Spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus	Moist forests in Sri Lanka and India.	[[Image:|150px]]

Small Cats of AfricaEdit

#	Species	Habitat	Image
01	African Golden Cat Profelis aurata	The equatorial jungles of Senegal, Kenya and northern Angola.	[[Image:|150px]]
02	Serval Leptailurus serval	Found widely throughout Africa and is abundant in areas south of the Sahara.
03	Caracal Felis caracal	Savannahs and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Southwest Asia.	[[Image:|150px]]
04	African Wildcat Felis silvestris lybica	Sandy deserts and savannahs in East and South Africa.	[[Image:|150px]]
05	Sand Cat Felis margarita	Sahara and Arabian deserts in Northern Africa and South-eastern Asia.
06	Black-Footed Cat Felis nigripes	Grass and desert plains in Southern Africa.

ReferencesEdit

The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cats & Kittens. Lee Harper & Joyce L. White. ISBN 978-1-84786-226-6