Big Cats Species List

There is also a broader more common definition of big cats that includes cheetahs clouded leopards snow leopards and mountain lions cougars.

Big cats species list. 41 rows List by Common Name. Other people consider all species within the subfamily Pantherinae to be big cats. The leopard is an elegant and powerful endangered cat.

List by Endangered Status. Wild Cats of Africa. The lion is the worlds second-largest cat species.

The term big cats generally refers to lions tigers leopards and jaguars the four wild cats that roar. Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats. Only the tiger is bigger.

Or in one case only one inaccurate record. Lion tiger leopard and jaguar all of which belong to the genus Panthera says Stephen Mills. There are four big cats that can roar.

Other big cats including the Siberian tiger Bengal tiger and African lion have more limited ranges and are adapted to fewer habitat types. The javan leopard panthera pardus melas and the arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr are both critically endangered with. Big cat species that have a wide range and live in a variety of habitats include leopards mountain lions ocelots and jaguars.

A list of big cats using this definition is shown below. Whereas most cats are solitary for most of their lives the lion lives in groups known as prides. Tiger Panthera tigris Lion Panthera leo Lion Documentary List.