Big Cat Family List

The five big cat species have all been assessed and categorised by the IUCN Red List.

Big cat family list. Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo. Youre probably familiar with Tigers Lions and Leopards but the extended cat family also includes other notable animals such as the Eurasian Lynx Cougar Cheetah Ocelot and the Margay. All Wild Cat Lists.

It is a large powerful apex predator capable of preying on large animals such as caiman green anacondas and tapirs. The members of this family are built for hunting. There are 36 species of cats in this family.

Some people use the term big cat to refer to all species in the genus Panthera in which case the list of big cats would look like this. The big cat species most threatened with extinction is the tiger which is listed as Endangered. Onca Near Threatened.

Jaguar Panthera onca Leopard Panthera pardus Snow Leopard Panthera uncia Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa. Felidae - Cats Cheetahs Lions Tigers Leopards. Wild Cat Lists.

Species in this family are found in all areas of the world except for Australia and Antarctica. List by Common Name. The bobcat is a North American member of the big cat family.

Cats use several methods to hunt their prey. Also interesting to note is that the term Black Panther is an umbrella term used for the black variant of any big cat not to be confused for its own species. List by Endangered Status.