The wild cats of China include the Bengal tiger, Indochinese tiger, Siberian tiger, South China tiger, snow leopard, Asian golden cat, Chinese mountain cat, Asiatic wildcat, Pallas’s cat, Turkestan lynx, Amur lynx, clouded leopard, amur leopard and Indochinese leopard

More About China

China (The People’s Republic of China) is one of the largest countries (3.7 million square miles) on Earth. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, South China Sea and 14 countries: Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan, Mongolia and Russia.

It ranks third in biodiversity after Brazil and Colombia, with nearly 35,000 different species, including:

• 551 species of mammals
• 1,221 species of birds
• 424 species of reptiles
• 333 species of amphibians

China’s geography is extremely diverse, with coastal regions, plains, grasslands, foothills, river valleys, basins, plateaus, and mountains.

The Yangtze is the longest river in China, Asia and the third longest river in the world. The second largest river is the Yellow River. Both rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean. The largest lake in China is the Qinghai Lake (salt water).

Mountainous regions can be found in two-thirds of the country, usually running east to west and northeast to southwest.

China Wild Cat Species

Here is a list of all of the wild cats that inhabit China:

Bengal tiger
Indochinese tiger
Siberian tiger
South China tiger
Snow leopards
Asian golden cat
Chinese mountain cat
jungle cat
Asiatic wildcat
Pallas’s cat
Eurasian (Amur) lynx
Turkestan lynx (a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx)
marbled cat
leopard cat
clouded leopard
amur leopard
Indochinese leopard

China Wild Cat Conservation Organizations

Wild cat conservation groups based in China and organizations involved in China wild cat research, protection and rescue in this country, including big cats and small wild cats