Wild Cats Listed By Size

The Leopardus pardalis is a wild cat whose range extends from the southwestern parts of the US to South America.

Wild cats listed by size. Their ears paws and long legs are quite similar to those found to be characteristic of the Canadian lynx. They can be found in Africa Asia North America South America Central America and Europe. Feral cats are elusive and do not trust humans.

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. Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range kg. Caracals Caracal caracal are a wild cat species found in Africa the Middle East and central Asia in a range of habitats from semi-desert to open savannah.

The Rusty Spotted Cat is one of the smallest wild cats. 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.

It is about the size of a domestic cat with thicker and longer fur. Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats. But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx and cheetahare big.

Feral cats can be found behind homes near businesses and in alleys parks and abandoned buildings. Small Cats 19 Species Three subspecies of Felis silvestris are shown counting as one species. The javan leopard panthera pardus melas and the arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr are both critically endangered with.

The list does not contain cat hybrids such as the liger. How many species of big cats are there. Many species exhibit some level of sexual dimorphism where there is a noticeable size difference between males and females.