There are 40 species of wild cats. Read more about them on this website.
We are also working on a special book with information and photos of all species.
Also see the overview with photo’s and brief descriptions.
The wild cats (known to us) are:
- African golden cat (Profelis aurata)
- Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckil)
- Asian leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- Black footed cat (Felis nigripes)
- Borneo bay cat (Pardofelis badia)
- Borneo clouded leopard = Borneocat (Neofelis diardi)
- Canadian lynx (lynx canadensis) – see description Lynx
- Caracal or desert Lynx (Felis caracal)
- Chilean cat (Leopardus guigna)
- Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)
- Cheetah (Acinonynx jubatus)
- Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
- Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
- Flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
- Geoffroy’s cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi)
- Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
- Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
- Jaguar (Panthera onca)
- Jaguarondi (Herpailurus jaguaroundi)
- Jungle cat (Felix chaus)
- Leopard (Panthera pardus)
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Lynx (Lynx lynx)
- Manul or Pallas’ cat (Felis manul)
- Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
- Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
- Mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita)
- Ocelot (Leopardus or Felis pardalis)
- Pampas cat (Oncifelis colocolo)
- Puma, cougar or mountain lion (Puma concolor)
- Red lynx or bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Rusty spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
- Sandcat (Felis magarita)
- Serval (Leptailurus serval)
- Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
- Tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Tiger cat / Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
- Tsushima leopard cat
- Wild cat (Felis silvestris): African, Asian and European