Big Cats Endangered Species List

Wild Cats List.

Big cats endangered species list. A subspecies of Asiatic cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus venaticus are the worlds most critically endangered big cats. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct. It is most closely related to African leopard.

Theyre similar to their African cousins but slightly slimmer and with longer legs. West African lion Panthera leo senegalensis Critically Endangered. South china tiger panthera tigris ssp.

Many big cats are listed as critically endangered or endangered on the international union for conservation of nature iucn red list of threatened species. 48 rows Species. Wild Cats of Africa.

But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard. These creatures are losing more of their habitat every day. The big cat species most threatened with extinction is the tiger which is listed as Endangered.

78 rows List by Continent. The South Arabian leopard is listed the eight most endangered big cat and it is also the smallest leopard subspecies. Of the populations of 40 wild cat species roughly 80 percent are now shrinking.

List of Endangered Big Cats. Unfortunately Amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats. The first endangered species on our list is the Amur leopard.