Explore the World’s Wild Cats

Learn about their habitats, behaviors, and conservation status.

Jungle Cat

(Felis chaus)

Conservation Status:

Least Concern

Estimated Population: >100000

Country:

Middle East, South/Southeast Asia

Sunda Leopard Cat

(Prionailurus javanensis)

Conservation Status:

Least Concern

Estimated Population: >50000

Country:

Sunda Islands

Sunda Clouded Leopard

(Neofelis diardi)

Conservation Status:

Vulnerable

Estimated Population: 4500-10000

Country:

Borneo, Sumatra

Rusty-Spotted Cat

(Prionailurus rubiginosus)

Conservation Status:

Near Threatened

Estimated Population: 10000-15000

Country:

India, Sri Lanka, Nepal

Pallas’s Cat

(Otocolobus manul)

Conservation Status:

Least Concern

Estimated Population: 15000-20000

Country:

Central Asia (Mongolia, Russia)

Marbled Cat

(Pardofelis marmorata)

Conservation Status:

Near Threatened

Estimated Population: 10000-15000

Country:

Southeast Asia (India, Indonesia)

Leopard Cat

(Prionailurus bengalensis)

Conservation Status:

Least Concern

Estimated Population: >100000

Country:

South/Southeast/East Asia

Eurasian Lynx

(Lynx lynx)

Conservation Status:

Least Concern

Estimated Population: 50000-70000

Country:

Europe, Central Asia, Siberia

European Wildcat

(Felis silvestris)

Conservation Status:

Least Concern

Estimated Population: >100000

Country:

Europe, western Asia, North Africa

Iberian Lynx

(Lynx pardinus)

Conservation Status:

Vulnerable

Estimated Population: 1100-1300

Country:

Spain, Portugal

African Golden Cat

(Caracal aurata)

Conservation Status:

Vulnerable

Estimated Population: 10000-15000

Country:

Central/West Africa

Afro-Asiatic Wildcat

(Felis lybica)

Conservation Status:

Least Concern

Estimated Population: >100000

Country:

Africa, Middle East, Central Asia