There are approximately 38 wild cat species in the world today:

 

 

 

Tiger

 

Lion

 

Jaguar

 

Leopard

 

Snow Leopard

 

Mainland Clouded Leopard

 

Sunda Clouded Leopard

 

Cheetah

 

Caracal

 

African Golden Cat

 

Bay Cat

 

Asian Golden Cat

 

Jungle Cat

 

Sand Cat

 

Black Footed Cat

 

Wildcat

 

Domestic Cat*

 

Pampas Cat

 

Geoffroy’s Cat

 

Güiña (aka Kodkod)

 

Andean Mountain Cat

 

Ocelot

 

Northern Tiger Cat (aka Northern Oncilla)

 

Southern Tiger Cat (aka Southern Oncilla)

 

Margay

 

Serval

 

Canada Lynx

 

Eurasian Lynx

 

Iberian Lynx

 

Bobcat

 

Pallas’s Cat or Manul

 

Marbled Cat

 

Mainland Leopard Cat

 

Sunda Leopard Cat

 

Flat-headed Cat

 

Fishing Cat

 

Rusty Spotted Cat

 

Puma (aka Mountain Lion or Cougar)

 

Jaguarundi

 

 

 

 

 

Painting: “Cat Power” by Carol Cavalaris
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