Big Cats Species List

The lion is the worlds second-largest cat species.

Big cats species list. But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx and cheetahare big. Then there are a whole range of different types of big cats that have been bred by humans as hybrid animals leopon liger tigon and more but these have been left out of this list. The leopard is an elegant and powerful endangered cat.

Wild Cats of Africa. There are four big cats that can roar. Some people take the view that size is all so include some additional large cats such as cheetah cougar and lynx as a type of big cat.

Lion tiger leopard and jaguar all of which belong to the genus Panthera says Stephen Mills. List by Common Name. Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo Jaguar Panthera onca Leopard Panthera pardus Snow leopard Panthera uncia Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa.

Or in one case only one inaccurate record. Due to new DNA evidence the cat family tree has changed considerably over the last decade. All Wild Cat Lists.

Below is a list giving some basic data on the 36 species of cats still living in this world with us. A list of big cats using this definition is shown below. Jaguar Panthera onca Leopard Panthera pardus Snow Leopard Panthera uncia Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa.

But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx. Whereas most cats are solitary for most of their lives the lion lives in groups known as prides. List by Endangered Status.