Wild Cat List by Genus
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Genus
Species
Common Name
1
Acinonyx
Acinonyx jubatus
Cheetah
2
3
Caracal
Caracal aurata
Caracal caracal
African golden cat
Caracal
4
5
6
7
8
Felis
Felis chaus
Felis margarita
Felis nigripes
Felis silvestris
Felis silvestris ssp. bieti
Jungle cat
Sand cat
Black-footed cat
Wildcat
Chinese mountain cat
9 Leopardus
10
11
12
13
14
15
Leopardus geoffroyi
Leopardus guigna
Leopardus jacobita
Leopardus pardalis
Leopardus tigrinus
Leopardus colocolo
Leopardus wiedii
Geoffroy’s cat
Guiña, Kodkod
Andean cat
Ocelot
Oncilla, Tigrina
Pampas cat
Margay
16 Leptailurus
Leptailurus serval
Serval
17 Lynx
18
19
20
Lynx lynx
Lynx pardina
Lynx canadensis
Lynx rufus
Eurasian lynx
Iberian lynx
Canadian lynx
Bobcat
21 Neofelis
22
Neofelis nebulosa & N. diardi Clouded leopard
Neofelis diardi
Sunda clouded leopard
23 Otocolobus
Otocolobus manul
Pallas’s cat
24 Panthera
25
26
27
28
Panthera leo
Panthera onca
Panthera pardus
Panthera tigris
Panthera uncia
Lion
Jaguar
Leopard
Tiger
Snow leopard
29 Pardofelis
30
31
Pardofelis badia
Pardofelis marmorata
Pardofelis temminckii
Bornean bay cat
Marbled cat
Asian golden cat
32 Prionailurus
33
34
35
Prionailurus bengalensis
Prionailurus planiceps
Prionailurus rubiginosus
Prionailurus viverrinus
Leopard cat
Flat-headed cat
Rusty-spotted cat
Fishing cat
36 Puma
37
Puma concolor
Puma yaguarondi
Puma
Jaguarundi
Species Reference: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>.
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April 2013