Big Cats Species List

All Wild Cat Lists.

Big cats species list. It has well-muscled body thick limbs and broad powerful paws. Big cat species that have a wide range and live in a variety of habitats include leopards mountain lions ocelots and jaguars. The weight data available is vary variable.

Wild Cats of Africa. There is also a broader more common definition of big cats that includes cheetahs clouded leopards snow leopards and mountain lions cougars. A list of big cats using this definition is shown below.

Genetic research has revealed some very interesting things but the results are not set in. But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx and cheetahare big. Species List Protecting Wildlife WWF.

41 rows List by Common Name. The term big cats generally refers to lions tigers leopards and jaguars the four wild cats that roar. Or in one case only one inaccurate record.

11 rows This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant Felidae species ordered by. Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo Lion Documentary List. Most like the margay are relatively small.

Due to new DNA evidence the cat family tree has changed considerably over the last decade. Whereas most cats are solitary for most of their lives the lion lives in groups known as prides. Other big cats including the Siberian tiger Bengal tiger and African lion have more limited ranges and are adapted to fewer habitat types.