The wild cats of Thailand include four big cats – the Indochinese tiger, Malayan tiger, Indochinese leopard and clouded leopard, and several smaller wild cats.

More About Thailand

Thailand is bordered by Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. It’s terrain includes plateaus, plains and high mountains. The country’s largest river is Chao Phraya, which flows from Bangkok into the Gulf of Thailand. There are three seasons, with the hottest part of the years from February to May, followed by six months of rain, including monsoons, from May to October.

Thailand Wild Cat Species

The Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is an Endangered tiger species. More than half of the Indochinese tiger population lives in the country’s Western Forest Complex, which also straddles Myanmar. There are 19 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in this complex, which is home to Indochinese leopard and clouded leopard populations as well. The tiger preys on deer, boar, goat-like serows and wild cattle. There are approximately 200 wild Indochinese tigers inhabiting Thailand. The cat is being hunted to extinction for its fur and body parts.

The Malayan tiger is a Critically Endangered big cat. They are a bit smaller than Bengal tigers. The tiger preys on deer, boars, pigs, bears and serows. Loss of habitat and poaching are the top Malayan tiger conservation threats.

The Indochinese leopard has a somewhat reddish coat with small rosettes (rose-looking spots). The biggest threat to the Indochinese leopard is habitat destruction.

Small wild cats native to Thailand include the Asian golden cat, fishing cat, flat-headed cat, jungle cat, leopard cat and marbled cat

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Thailand Wild Cat Conservation

Thailand wild cats conservation groups and organizations engaged in big cats and small wild cats conservation, research and rescue in Thailand.