Wild Cats Listed By Size

Being one of the lesser studied South Asian carnivores it has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN only in 2002.

Wild cats listed by size. The size of the cat ranges from 55 to 100 cm while the tail is around 26 to 45 cm long. The liger is not present in the wild but as the largest and heaviest cat takes the first place on our list. The second place in the wild the first place takes the Siberian tiger the largest specimens can weigh nearly 400 kg 880 lb.

Rusty-spotted cats have a relatively restricted distribution. Sand Cats have wide heads and fur growing between the toes a feature often found in Arctic cats. It is native to India Sri Lanka and western Nepal where it stays in deciduous forests and grasslands.

The javan leopard panthera pardus melas and the arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr are both critically endangered with. Since 2016 its global wild population is listed as Near Threatened as the Rusty Spotted Cats are affected. Its coat is typically golden-red but a wide range of other color varieties are known.

The definition of which species are big cats varies between different organisations with some considering just the five species in the Panthera genus to be big cats and others including pumas also known as mountain lions and cougars and cheetahs. Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range kg. Theyre called bobcats because of their bobbed tail.

They can be found in Africa Asia North America South America Central America and Europe. The list does not contain cat hybrids such as the liger. These are medium-sized stocky cats with a body length of about 74 centimetres and are easily identified by their sandy fur distinctive black stripes on the forehead and large ear tufts.

The Fishing Cat is a good example of this with females being 6-7 kg 14 lbs and males being 11-12 kg 26 lbs. Many species exhibit some level of sexual dimorphism where there is a noticeable size difference between males and females. A Wild Caracal Tehran Times.