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 cats[]

#	Species	Habitat	Image
01	Amur leopard Panthera pardus orientalis	Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China.
02	Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus	Savannahs in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Southern Asia.
03	Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa	Cloud forests and Himalayan foothills in Southeast Asia
04	Jaguar Panthera onca	Swamplands and forest streams in Central and South America.
05	Leopard Panthera pardus	Savannahs and deserts in sub-Saharan Africa to rainforests in small parts of Western and Central Asia.
06	Lion Panthera leo	Western India, semidesert and upland areas of Africa.
07	Cougar Felis concolor Linnaeus	Rocky open plains in North and South America.
08	Snow Leopard Uncia uncia	Mountainous areas of Central Asia.
09	Tiger Panthera tigris	Mangrove forests and jungles in Eastern and Southern Asia.

Small cats of Europe[]

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

Small cats of the Americas[]

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

Small cats of Asia[]

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

Small cats of Africa[]

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