Wild Cat Conservation Status List

Wild cat populations are declining all over the world. Some species have already perished and many more are threatened with extinction. Here is a list of the IUCN conservation status of wild cat species as of November 2024.

Wild Cats Conservation Status

IUCN Conservation Status - Wild Cats

Common Name	Genus	Species	Conservation Status	Population Estimate
Critically Endangered
Amur Leopard	Panthera	pardus orientalis	Critically Endangered	~100
Arabian Leopard	Panthera	pardus nimr	Critically Endangered	~200
Indochinese Leopard	Panthera	pardus delacouri	Critically Endangered	Data Deficient
Javan Leopard	Panthera	pardus melas	Critically Endangered	~250
Malayan Tiger	Panthera	tigris jacksoni	Critically Endangered	~150
South China Tiger	Panthera	tigris amoyensis	Critically Endangered	Possibly Extinct in Wild
Sumatran Tiger	Panthera	tigris sumatrae	Critically Endangered	~400
Iriomote Cat	Prionailurus	bengalensis iriomotensis	Critically Endangered	~250
Endangered
Andean Mountain Cat	Leopardus	jacobita	Endangered	~1,400
Bornean Bay Cat	Catopuma	badia	Endangered	~2,500
Flat-headed Cat	Prionailurus	planiceps	Endangered	~2,500
Iberian Lynx	Lynx	pardinus	Endangered	~1,100
Tiger	Panthera	tigris	Endangered	~3,900
Asiatic Lion	Panthera	leo persica	Endangered	~674
Vulnerable
Cheetah	Acinonyx	jubatus	Vulnerable	~7,100
Clouded Leopard	Neofelis	nebulosa	Vulnerable	~10,000
Sunda Clouded Leopard	Neofelis	diardi	Vulnerable	~4,500
African Golden Cat	Caracal	aurata	Vulnerable	~10,000
Black-footed Cat	Felis	nigripes	Vulnerable	~9,700
Chinese Mountain Cat	Felis	bieti	Vulnerable	~10,000
Fishing Cat	Prionailurus	viverrinus	Vulnerable	~3,000
Kodkod (Guina)	Leopardus	guigna	Vulnerable	~18,000
Northern Tiger Cat (Oncilla)	Leopardus	tigrinus	Vulnerable	~8,900
Southern Tiger Cat	Leopardus	guttulus	Vulnerable	Data Deficient
Near Threatened
Jaguar	Panthera	onca	Near Threatened	~15,000
Pampas Cat	Leopardus	colocola	Near Threatened	Data Deficient
Marbled Cat	Pardofelis	marmorata	Near Threatened	Data Deficient
Least Concern
Bobcat	Lynx	rufus	Least Concern	~2.3 million
Canada Lynx	Lynx	canadensis	Least Concern	~50,000
Caracal	Caracal	caracal	Least Concern	Widespread
Eurasian Lynx	Lynx	lynx	Least Concern	~50,000
Geoffroy’s Cat	Leopardus	geoffroyi	Least Concern	~80,000
Jungle Cat	Felis	chaus	Least Concern	Widespread
Leopard Cat	Prionailurus	bengalensis	Least Concern	Widespread
Ocelot	Leopardus	pardalis	Least Concern	~40,000
Pallas’s Cat	Otocolobus	manul	Least Concern	~15,000
Rusty-spotted Cat	Prionailurus	rubiginosus	Least Concern	~10,000
Sand Cat	Felis	margarita	Least Concern	~27,000
Serval	Leptailurus	serval	Least Concern	Widespread
European Wildcat	Felis	silvestris	Least Concern	~500,000
African Wildcat	Felis	lybica	Least Concern	Widespread