Follow the evidence.
Research sources behind the 40 species stories. Source checks are dated separately from assessments and field work.
- African Golden Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · African golden cat
- African Golden Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- Afro-Asiatic Wildcat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Afro-Asiatic wildcat
- Afro-Asiatic Wildcat: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Andean Mountain Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Andean mountain cat
- Andean Mountain Cat: Andean Cat Alliance · Conservation network
- Asian Golden Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Asian golden cat
- Asian Golden Cat: IUCN Red List status change table · Asian golden cat
- Black-footed Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Black-footed cat
- Black-footed Cat: Black-footed Cat Working Group
- Bobcat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Bobcat
- Bobcat: CATnews · Cats of the World: snapshots (2011; historical reference)
- Bornean Bay Cat: Ecology, records and the limitations of abundance estimates
- Canada Lynx: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Canada lynx
- Canada Lynx: CATnews · Cats of the World: snapshots (2011; historical reference)
- Caracal: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Caracal
- Caracal: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- Cheetah: Global status, fragmentation and population synthesis
- Chinese Mountain Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Chinese mountain cat
- Chinese Mountain Cat: Mammal Diversity Database · Felis bieti
- Clouded Leopard: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Mainland clouded leopard
- Clouded Leopard: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Eurasian Lynx: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Eurasian lynx
- Eurasian Lynx: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- European Wildcat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · European wildcat
- European Wildcat: European Wilderness Society · European wildcat
- Fishing Cat: Habitat, distribution and survey limitations
- Flat-headed Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Flat-headed cat
- Flat-headed Cat: Wilting et al. · Distribution model and conservation priorities
- Geoffroy’s Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Geoffroy’s cat
- Geoffroy’s Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- Iberian Lynx: Recovery and 2024 extinction-risk assessment
- Iberian Lynx: 2025 census: scope, minimum and continuing threats
- Jaguar: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Jaguar
- Jaguar: Panthera · Jaguar Corridor Initiative
- Jaguarundi: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Jaguarundi
- Jaguarundi: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Jungle Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Jungle cat
- Jungle Cat: Cat Conservation Compendium · Jungle cat
- Kodkod: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Kodkod
- Kodkod: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- Leopard: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Leopard
- Leopard: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Leopard Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Mainland leopard cat
- Leopard Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- Leopard Cat: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Lion: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Lion
- Lion: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · African Lion Database
- Pallas’s Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Pallas’s cat
- Pallas’s Cat: Pallas’s Cat Working Group
- Pallas’s Cat: Pallas’s Cat International Conservation Alliance
- Marbled Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Marbled cat
- Marbled Cat: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Margay: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Margay
- Margay: CATnews · Cats of the World: snapshots (2011; historical reference)
- Northern Tiger Cat: 2024 taxonomy study and ecological interpretation
- Northern Tiger Cat: Older broad species profile and assessment context
- Ocelot: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Ocelot
- Ocelot: CATnews · Cats of the World: snapshots (2011; historical reference)
- Pampas Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Pampas cat
- Pampas Cat: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Puma: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Puma
- Puma: IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group
- Rusty-spotted Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Rusty-spotted cat
- Rusty-spotted Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- Sand Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Sand cat
- Sand Cat: Arabian sand cat status review
- Serval: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Serval
- Serval: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Small Cat Report (2024; background report)
- Snow Leopard: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Snow leopard
- Snow Leopard: Global Snow Leopard & Ecosystem Protection Program
- Southern Tiger Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Southern tiger cat
- Southern Tiger Cat: 2024 Scientific Reports study · Tiger-cat complex
- Southern Tiger Cat: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Sunda Clouded Leopard: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Sunda clouded leopard
- Sunda Clouded Leopard: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Sunda Leopard Cat: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Sunda leopard cat
- Sunda Leopard Cat: Mammal Diversity Database · Prionailurus javanensis
- Sunda Leopard Cat: 2017 revised taxonomy of Felidae
- Tiger: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group · Tiger
- Tiger: IUCN Green Status · Tiger