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 their current IUCN conservation status.

 

Wild Cat Status Subfamily Genus Species Subspecies
Cheetah – Asiatic Critically Endangered Felinae Acinonyx jubatus venaticus
Cheetah – Northwest African Critically Endangered Felinae Acinonyx jubatus hecki
Leopard – Amur Critically Endangered Pantherinae Panthera pardus orientalis
Leopard – Arabian Critically Endangered Pantherinae Panthera pardus nimr
Leopard – Indochinese / Persian Critically Endangered Pantherinae Panthera pardus delacouri
Tiger – Malayan Critically Endangered Pantherinae Panthera tigris tigris
Tiger – South China Critically Endangered Pantherinae Panthera tigris tigris
Tiger – Sumatran Critically Endangered Pantherinae Panthera tigris sondaica
Leopard Cat Critically Endangered Felinae Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis
Leopard – Javan Endangered Pantherinae Panthera pardus meias
Leopard – P.p.tulliana Endangered Pantherinae Panthera pardus tulliana
Lion – Asiatic Endangered Pantherinae Panthera leo leo
Tiger – Bengal / Asia Endangered Pantherinae Panthera tigris tigris
Tiger – Indochinese Endangered Pantherinae Panthera tigris tigris
Tiger – Siberian / Amur Endangered Pantherinae Panthera tigris tigris
Andean Mountain Cat Endangered Felinae Leopardus jacobita
Bornean Bay Cat Endangered Felinae Catopuma badia
Flat-headed Cat Endangered Felinae Prionailurus planiceps
Iberian lynx Endangered Felinae Lynx pardinus
Cheetah Vulnerable Felinae Acinonyx jubatus
Clouded Leopard Vulnerable Pantherinae Neofelis nebulosa
Leopard Vulnerable Pantherinae Panthera pardus
Leopard – African Vulnerable Pantherinae Panthera pardus pardus
Leopard – Sri Lankan Vulnerable Pantherinae Panthera pardus kotiya
Lion Vulnerable Pantherinae Panthera leo
Snow Leopard Vulnerable Pantherinae Panthera uncia
Sunda Clouded Leopard Vulnerable Pantherinae Neofelis diardi
African golden cat Vulnerable Felinae Caracal aurata
Black-footed Cat Vulnerable Felinae Felis nigripes
Chinese Mountain Cat Vulnerable Felinae Felis bieti
Fishing Cat Vulnerable Felinae Prionailurus viverrinus
Kodkod | Guina Vulnerable Felinae Leopardus guigna
Oncilla Vulnerable Felinae Leopardus tigrinus
Jaguar Near Threatened Pantherinae Panthera onca
Asian Golden Cat Near Threatened Felinae Catopuma temminckii
Margay Near Threatened Felinae Leopardus wiedii
Rusty-spotted Cat Near Threatened Felinae Prionailurus rubiginosus
Pampas Cat Near Threatened Felinae Leopardus colocola
Marbled Cat NearThreatened Felinae Pardofelis marmorata
Cougar Least Concern Felinae Puma concolor
Bobcat Least Concern Felinae Lynx rufus
Canada lynx Least Concern Felinae Lynx canadensis
Caracal Least Concern Felinae Caracal caracal
Eurasian Lynx Least Concern Felinae Lynx lynx
European Wildcat Least Concern Felinae Felis silvestris
Geoffroy’s Cat Least Concern Felinae Leopardus geoffroyi
Jaguarundi Least Concern Felinae Herpailurus yagouaroundi
Jungle Cat Least Concern Felinae Felis chaus
Leopard Cat Least Concern Felinae Prionailurus bengalensis
Ocelot Least Concern Felinae Leopardus pardalis
Pallas’s Cat Least Concern Felinae Otocolobus manul
Sand Cat Least Concern Felinae Felis margarita
Serval Least Concern Felinae Leptailurus serval