Wild Cats Listed By Size

Theyre called bobcats because of their bobbed tail.

Wild cats listed by size. The size of the cat ranges from 55 to 100 cm while the tail is around 26 to 45 cm long. They can be found in Africa Asia North America South America Central America and Europe. Since 2016 its global wild population is listed as Near Threatened as the Rusty Spotted Cats are affected.

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. Bobcats are sometimes referred to as wildcats and are about twice the size of the average house cat. 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.

Most small wild cats are the size of a domesticated cat. Its coat is typically golden-red but a wide range of other color varieties are known. It lives in a wide variety of habitats like tropical forests savanna swamps etc.

Being one of the lesser studied South Asian carnivores it has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN only in 2002. The javan leopard panthera pardus melas and the arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr are both critically endangered with. Rusty-spotted cats have a relatively restricted distribution.

Adult males can grow to around 80 centimetres 25ft in length with a shoulder height of between 40 and 50 centimetres. This list uses the expanded definition of big cats Where can I find small wild cats in the world. The definition of which species are big cats varies between different organisations with some considering just the five species in the Panthera genus to be big cats and others including pumas also known as mountain lions and cougars and cheetahs.

Feral cats are elusive and do not trust humans. The liger is not present in the wild but as the largest and heaviest cat takes the first place on our list. Sand Cats have wide heads and fur growing between the toes a feature often found in Arctic cats.