Wild Cats Listed By Size

Feral Cats are the wild offspring of domestic cats and are primarily the result of pet owners abandonment or failure to spay or neuter their animal allowing them to breed uncontrolled.

Wild cats listed by size. The liger is not present in the wild but as the largest and heaviest cat takes the first place on our list. They are incredibly agile and extraordinary hunters able to climb trees and leap over 3 metres. Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats.

Feral cats are elusive and do not trust humans. This list uses the expanded definition of big cats Where can I find small wild cats in the world. Bobcats are sometimes referred to as wildcats and are about twice the size of the average house cat.

Small Cats 19 Species Three subspecies of Felis silvestris are shown counting as one species. The size of the cat ranges from 55 to 100 cm while the tail is around 26 to 45 cm long. It is about the size of a domestic cat with thicker and longer fur.

The Rusty Spotted Cat is one of the smallest wild cats. The Leopardus pardalis is a wild cat whose range extends from the southwestern parts of the US to South America. Of the worlds total species of wild cats over 80 are small wild cats.

Many species exhibit some level of sexual dimorphism where there is a noticeable size difference between males and females. Theyre called bobcats because of their bobbed tail. They can be found in Africa Asia North America South America Central America and Europe.

Its coat is typically golden-red but a wide range of other color varieties are known. But somethe lion tiger leopard snow leopard clouded leopard jaguar lynx and cheetahare big. The second place in the wild the first place takes the Siberian tiger the largest specimens can weigh nearly 400 kg 880 lb.