Big Cats Species List

Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats.

Big cats species list. The lion is the worlds second-largest cat species. Most like the margay are relatively small. For some species we have huge numbers of records for others we have few.

Species List Protecting Wildlife WWF. In these species the epihyal bone part of the voice box is replaced by a ligament. Below is a list giving some basic data on the 36 species of cats still living in this world with us.

Other people consider all species within the subfamily Pantherinae to be big cats. There is also a broader more common definition of big cats that includes cheetahs clouded leopards snow leopards and mountain lions cougars. But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx.

Whereas most cats are solitary for most of their lives the lion lives in groups known as prides. Some people take the view that size is all so include some additional large cats such as cheetah cougar and lynx as a type of big cat. Big cat species that have a wide range and live in a variety of habitats include leopards mountain lions ocelots and jaguars.

The javan leopard panthera pardus melas and the arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr are both critically endangered with. The term big cats generally refers to lions tigers leopards and jaguars the four wild cats that roar. Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo Lion Documentary List.

North African leopard with possibly a handful surviving in the wild the North African leopard is one of the most threatened of the leopard subspecies. Lion tiger leopard and jaguar all of which belong to the genus Panthera says Stephen Mills. 41 rows List by Common Name.