Wild Cats Listed By Size

Feral cats can be found behind homes near businesses and in alleys parks and abandoned buildings.

Wild cats listed by size. Rusty-spotted cats have a relatively restricted distribution. 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. Adult males can grow to around 80 centimetres 25ft in length with a shoulder height of between 40 and 50 centimetres.

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. The Leopardus pardalis is a wild cat whose range extends from the southwestern parts of the US to South America. It is about the size of a domestic cat with thicker and longer fur.

Bobcats are sometimes referred to as wildcats and are about twice the size of the average house cat. The Sand Cat Felis margarita lives in the deserts of Africa the Arabian Peninsula and western Asia. A Wild Caracal Tehran Times.

Sand Cats have wide heads and fur growing between the toes a feature often found in Arctic cats. Its coat is typically golden-red but a wide range of other color varieties are known. Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range kg.

How many species of big cats are there. 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. The Rusty Spotted Cat is one of the smallest wild cats.

Most small wild cats are the size of a domesticated cat. The liger is not present in the wild but as the largest and heaviest cat takes the first place on our list. 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.