Big Cats Species List

Other people consider all species within the subfamily Pantherinae to be big cats.

Big cats species list. Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats. It is the sixth most endangered mammal of big cat species. Other big cats including the Siberian tiger Bengal tiger and African lion have more limited ranges and are adapted to fewer habitat types.

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. A list of big cats using this definition is shown below. Many of the cats have new scientific names some new species have been declared and some species have been reclassified as subspecies.

The lion is the only truly social cat. 11 rows This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant Felidae species ordered by. There are 38 species of cats on the planet.

Lion tiger leopard and jaguar all of which belong to the genus Panthera says Stephen Mills. But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx. List by Common Name.

Due to new DNA evidence the cat family tree has changed considerably over the last decade. No wild cats list would be complete without the lion. Or in one case only one inaccurate record.

Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo Lion Documentary List. Whereas most cats are solitary for most of their lives the lion lives in groups known as prides. Genetic research has revealed some very interesting things but the results are not set in.