Wild Cats Listed By Size
They are incredibly agile and extraordinary hunters able to climb trees and leap over 3 metres.
Wild cats listed by size. 11 rows This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant Felidae species ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. These are medium-sized stocky cats with a body length of about 74 centimetres and are easily identified by their sandy fur distinctive black stripes on the forehead and large ear tufts. The size of the cat ranges from 55 to 100 cm while the tail is around 26 to 45 cm long.
Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats. Countries in which the species is present include India Cambodia China Bhutan Myanmar Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia The Asian golden cat is over twice the size of a domestic cat. Caracals Caracal caracal are a wild cat species found in Africa the Middle East and central Asia in a range of habitats from semi-desert to open savannah.
Most small wild cats are the size of a domesticated cat. Sand Cats have wide heads and fur growing between the toes a feature often found in Arctic cats. Of the worlds total species of wild cats over 80 are small wild cats.
The second place in the wild the first place takes the Siberian tiger the largest specimens can weigh nearly 400 kg 880 lb. The Asian golden cat is a mid-sized wild cat found in Southeast Asia. It lives in a wide variety of habitats like tropical forests savanna swamps etc.
Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range kg. It is native to India Sri Lanka and western Nepal where it stays in deciduous forests and grasslands. The Fishing Cat is a good example of this with females being 6-7 kg 14 lbs and males being 11-12 kg 26 lbs.
Bobcats are sometimes referred to as wildcats and are about twice the size of the average house cat. Being one of the lesser studied South Asian carnivores it has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN only in 2002. Their ears paws and long legs are quite similar to those found to be characteristic of the Canadian lynx.