This page: Leopard cat to wildcat. This is a continuation of page 1 on the wild cat species. On page 1, the listed cats are from the African golden cat to the leopard (18 wild cat species). Please click on the link to go to a world map showing what wild cat species occupy which country.

On this page I list the next 18 wild cat species, from the leopard cat to the wildcat. The total number of wild cats species that I have listed is 37 (36 separate entries with 2 species of clouded leopard making 37). As I have noted on the first page, the number of species is not agreed amongst all scientists. The pampas cat is a current area of dispute it seems as it may be three separate species (according to the Wikipedia authors and Google thinks they are good!).

Status in the wild is at 2011.

MORE	Scientific name Prionailurus bengalensis Weight kgs 2-4 Distribution Asia – the widest of all small wildcats Habitat Forest – various Prey Small mammals to insects Status in wild Least Concern Subspecies Iriomote images
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MORE	Scientific name Panthera leo Weight kgs 90-216 Distribution Sub-Saharan Africa & Northwestern India Habitat Wooded grassland Prey Principally ungulates Status in wild Vulnerable
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MORE	Scientific name Lynx canadensis Weight kgs 5-17 Distribution North America – see map for all lynx species. Habitat Typically coniferous forest Prey Snowshoe hare Status in wild Least Concern
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MORE	Scientific name Lynx lynx Weight kgs 12-38 Distribution Europe (patchy distribution), through to most of Russia and then Central Asia and also Scandinavia. See map. Habitat Forest Prey Principally small mammals Status in wild Least Concern Rewilding lynx
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MORE	Scientific name Lynx pardinus Weight kgs 7-16 Distribution Spain, Portugal. See map. Habitat Scrubland to marshes Prey Rabbits Status in wild Critically Endangered
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MORE	Scientific name Otocolobus manul Weight kgs 2.5-4.5 Distribution Russia, south to China and Afghanistan Habitat Asian uplands, hillsides, rocky outcrops Prey Pika, gerbils, rodents, partridge Status in wild Near threatened
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MORE	Scientific name Pardofelis marmorata Weight kgs 2-5 Distribution Asia Habitat Lowland tropical forest Prey Birds, rats, lizards Status in wild Vulnerable
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MORE	Scientific name Leopardus wiedii Weight kgs 3-4 Distribution Mexico, Central and S. America Habitat Primary forest Prey Small rodents, birds, fruit Status in wild Near Threatened
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MORE	Scientific name Leopardus pardalis Weight kgs 6-16 Distribution Mexico, Central  & South America Habitat Tropical forest to mangrove Prey Mainly small mammals Status in wild Least Concern
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MORE	Scientific name Leopardus tigrinus Weight kgs 1.5-2.8 Distribution Central & S. America Habitat Forest Prey Rodents, lizards, insects Status in wild Vulnerable
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MORE	Scientific name Leopardus colocolo Weight kgs 1.7-3.7 Distribution South America Habitat Mainly open grassland Prey Small vertebrae but a generalist. Status in wild Near Threatened
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MORE	Scientific name Puma concolor Weight kgs 25-80 Distribution North and South America Habitat Wide variety Prey From mice to moose Status in wild Least Concern
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MORE	Scientific name Prionailurus rubiginosus Weight kgs 0.8-1.6 (world’s smallest cat) Distribution India & Sri Lanka Habitat Moist & dry deciduous forest Prey Small mammals & birds Status in wild Vulnerable
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MORE	Scientific name Felis margarita Weight kgs 1.3-3.4 Distribution Fragmented – from the western Sahara to Uzbekistan Habitat Sandy desert Prey Small mammals, reptiles, birds Status in wild Near Threatened – update: Least Concern Nov 2016.
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MORE	Scientific name Leptailurus serval Weight kgs 7-18 Distribution Africa Habitat Grassland Prey Small mammals Status in wild Least Concern
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MORE	Scientific name Panthera uncia Weight kgs 22-50 Distribution High mountains of Central Asia Habitat Dry alpine steppe above treeline Prey Primarily blue sheep & large amount of plant matter Status in wild Endangered
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MORE	Scientific name Panthera tigris Weight kgs 75-320 Distribution Asia and Russia Habitat Tropical forest to birch woodlands Prey Extremely wide, frogs to elephants Status in wild Endangered to Extinct depending on subspecies Link to more – site
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MORE	Scientific name – European Felis silvestris silvestris Scientific name – African/Asian Felis silvestris lybica & ornata Weight kgs 2.4-7.7 Distribution Wide Habitat Varied Prey Small mammals, mainly rodents Status in wild Least Concern Link to more – African Chinese desert cat African-Asian wildcat

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Photograph credits

Leopard cat – Wikimedia-commons author: Kuribo
Lion – Leszek Leszczynski
Lynx – Canadian – -digitalART2
Lynx – Eurasian – belgianchocolate
Lynx – Iberian – Wikimedia commons (c) Programa de Conservación Ex situ del Lince Ibérico www.lynxexsitu.es
Manul – jinterwas
Marbled cat – Wikimedia commons Johan Embréus (Embreus (talk))
Margay – brian.gratwicke
Ocelot – jennicatpink
Oncilla – Wikimedia common Geigy
Pampas cat – Wikipedia commons ZooPro
Puma – CaliforniaDFG
Rusty-spotted cat – Wikimedia commons UrLunkwill
Sand cat – Yinghai
Serval – Michael Broad
Snow leopard – Macpedia
Tiger – wwarby
Wildcat – natalief

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