Different Types Of Cats In The Wild

March 18 2014 by lyly.

Different types of cats in the wild. Large predatory animals that prey on cats include cougars wolves and coyotes. And seven species of wild cats are listed as Near Threatened. Several wild cats are endangered including perhaps the best-known wild cat of all.

Cheetahs are animals of the grassy plains and are now vary rare. African golden cat Profelis Aurata The African Golden Cat Profelis aurata is a medium-sized wild cat distributed over the rainforests of West and Central Africa. Similarities Between Wild and Domestic Cats.

Jaguar Asiatic golden cat marbled cat margay colocolo Pallass cat and rusty-spotted cat. However it is home to very interesting smaller wild cats. These cats do not live in Illinois.

Panther is most commonly used to describe three different types of cat in the wild. Pumas also called mountain lions and cougars in Florida and in the eastern States of North America. Sadly over half of all wild cat species are currently threatened.

They hunt the smaller antelopes and the young of some larger. Have you seen any wild cats on your travels. Some of the shared attributes.

Some dog breeds may also pursue cats but domesticated dogs do not always do so for sustenance. African Golden Cat Andean Mountain Cat Asian Golden Cat Bornean Bay Cat Black-footed Cat Bobcat Canada Lynx Caracal Chinese Desert Cat Eurasian Lynx Fishing Cat Flat-headed Cat Geoffroys Cat Iberian Lynx Jaguarundi Jungle Cat Kodkod Guina Leopard Cat subspecies. Jaguars in their black form melanistic jaguars.