There are approximately 40 wild cat species in the world today:

 

 

 

Tiger

 

Lion

 

Jaguar

 

Leopard

 

Snow Leopard

 

Mainland Clouded Leopard

 

Sunda Clouded Leopard

 

Cheetah

 

Caracal

 

Bay Cat

 

Asian Golden Cat

 

Chinese Mountain Cat

 

Jungle Cat

 

Sand Cat

 

Black Footed Cat

 

Wildcat

 

Pampas Cat

 

Geoffroy’s Cat

 

Güiña or Kodkod

 

Andean Mountain Cat

 

Ocelot

 

Northern Tiger Cat

 

Southern Tiger Cat

 

Margay

 

Serval

 

Canada Lynx

 

Eurasian Lynx

 

Iberian Lynx

 

Bobcat

 

Pallas’s Cat

 

Marbled Cat

 

Mainland Leopard Cat

 

Sunda Leopard Cat

 

Flat-headed Cat

 

Rusty Spotted Cat

 

Fishing Cat

 

African Golden Cat

 

Puma (Mountain Lion)

 

Jaguarundi

 

Domestic Cat (cuz they’re still pretty wild)

 

 

 

 

 

*Painting: “Cat Power” by Carol Cavalaris
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