Small wild cat species common names and scientific names plus lineage and location

Here is a complete list of wild cat species common names and their alternative scientific names which are always in Latin. I think you will find that there is potential for disagreement over the number of small wild cat species due to continuing discussions about taxonomy.

Leopardus guigna - Kodkod. Photo: Wikipedia. — Leopardus guigna – Kodkod. Photo: Wikipedia.

Lineage	Scientific name	Common name	Geographic location
Bay cat	Catopuma temminckii	Asiatic golden cat	Southeast Asia
	Catopuma badia	Bay cat	Southeast Asia
	Pardofelis marmorata	Marbled cat	Southeast Asia
Caracal	Caracal aurata	African golden cat	Central Africa
	Caracal caracal	Caracal	Africa and Middle East
	Leptailurus serval	Serval	Africa
Felis	Felis nigripes	Black-footed cat	Southern Africa
	Felis catus	Domestic cat	Global
	Felis chaus	Jungle cat	Nile Delta, Middle East
	Felis margarita	Sand cat	North Africa, Middle East
	Felis silvestris	Wildcat	Europe, Africa, Asia
Leopard cat	Prionailurus viverrinus	Fishing cat	Southest Asia
	Prionailurus planiceps	Flat-headed cat	Southest Asia
	Prionailurus bengalensis	Leopard cat	Asia
	Otocolobus manul	Pallas’ cat (Manul)	Central Asia
	Prionailurus rubiginosus	Rusty-spotted cat	India, Sri Lanka
Lynx	Lynx rufus	Bobcat	North America
	Lynx Canadensis	Canada lynx	North America
	Lynx lynx	Eurasian lynx	Eurasia
	Lynx pardinus	Iberian lynx	Spain (Iberian Peninsula)
Ocelot	Leopardus jacobita	Andean cat	South America
	Leopardus geoffroyi	Geoffroy’s cat	South America
	Leopardus guigna	Guigna (Kodkod)	South America
	Leopardus wiedii	Margay	Central and S. America
	Leopardus pardalis	ocelot	North, Central and South America
	Leopardus colocolo	Pampas cat	South America
	Leopardus tigrinus	Tigrina (Oncilla)	Central and South America
Panthera	Neofelis nebulosa	Clouded leopard	Sotheast Asia and Southern China
	Neofelis diardi	Sunda clouded leopard	Borneo, Sumatra
Puma	Puma yagouaroundi	Jaguarundi	Central and South America

Small wild cat species common names and scientific names