All Wild Cats List

All 41 living cat species in the list below 40 wild cats plus the domestic cat are believed to be descended from a common ancestor that lived in asia between 116 and 53 million years ago.

All wild cats list. The following list of cat breeds includes only domestic cat breeds and domestic wild hybrids. 11 rows 38878in the wild unverified 417. Have you seen any wild cats on your travels.

Smaller than a big cat and larger than the small cat come the appropriately-named medium cats. The list includes established breeds recognized by various cat registries new and experimental breeds landraces being established as standardized breeds distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed breeds. There are six species of wild cats native to North America.

Please search for them using the custom search tool at the base of the page. African Golden Cat Caracal aurata Very little research has been conducted on the African golden cat a wild cat found in the forests of Africa. Cats being obligate carnivores require not only suitable habitat for themselves but also for their prey.

Bobcats are great companion cats among the list of wild cats but these cats also have the brute strength to kill an adult human though no such incidents have been reported so far. The bobcat puma also known as the mountain lion or cougar Canada lynx ocelot jaguarundi and jaguar. Caracal Caracal caracal Caracal meaning black ears in Turkish are common across Africa and also native to the Middle East and parts of Asia and India.

Small wild cats of Africa. And some wild cats occupy enormous ranges geographic distribution such as the puma cougar which occupies the biggest range of any terrestrial mammal in the western hemisphere see Puma Cat Range. 41 rows Wild Cat Lists.

These are the 40 know species of wild cats and the domestic cat felis catus Click on the name or photo for more info. The wide distribution translates to a variety of prey availability and size which dictates the size of the wild cat. There are articles on all these wild cat species on this site.