Big Cats Species List

Lion tiger leopard and jaguar all of which belong to the genus Panthera says Stephen Mills.

Big cats species list. There are 38 species of cats on the planet. Genetic research has revealed some very interesting things but the results are not set in. The weight data available is vary variable.

Some people take the view that size is all so include some additional large cats such as cheetah cougar and lynx as a type of big cat. The lion is the worlds second-largest cat species. And some wild cats occupy enormous ranges geographic distribution such as the puma cougar which occupies the biggest range of any terrestrial mammal in the western hemisphere see Puma Cat Range.

41 rows List by Common Name. It is the sixth most endangered mammal of big cat species. It has well-muscled body thick limbs and broad powerful paws.

North African leopard with possibly a handful surviving in the wild the North African leopard is one of the most threatened of the leopard subspecies. A list of big cats using this definition is shown below. There are four big cats that can roar.

In these species the epihyal bone part of the voice box is replaced by a ligament. Or in one case only one inaccurate record. Other people consider all species within the subfamily Pantherinae to be big cats.

Big cat species that have a wide range and live in a variety of habitats include leopards mountain lions ocelots and jaguars. The lion has a short sandy-colored coat. List by Common Name.