Spotted Wild Cats List

Also see the overview with photos and brief descriptions.

Spotted wild cats list. A few members among them are familiar to us like lions tigers leopards and jaguars. All of our cats are gorgeous creatures but the spotted cat is a much rarer sight to behold. The wild cats known to.

These spotted wild cats have a coat that ranges from bright ochre in the north of the range to silvery grey as you reach south and a few more other shades as you travel to other parts of the Geoffroys region. More on Wild Cats. They are found at elevations ranging from 5900 ft to 13000 ft.

Except for certain parts of the midwest. Serval - actually a wildcat but often domesticated in America hence listed. Just about one of the spotted cats.

However its coat is patterned in black or brown oblong spots hence its new name and it is the smallest of the wild cats in Africa weighing in at under 2 kg hence the emphasis on small. I would love to read about your sightings in the comments. Rapid transformation of remaining natural land for human use is dramatically reducing available habitat for this and other small wild cats in the region.

Large ears short tail brown fur with black spots. There are various species of wild cats. The Rusty-spotted Cat is very active and an agile climber however little is known about this rarely seen cat and crucial research is needed.

The lion and the leopard are part of Africas famous big five and the cheetah is the fastest land mammal on earth. Can also be rosetted. The small spotted cat got its former name black footed cat from the black soles of its feet a difficult distinction to make given that the African wild cat is similarly endowed.