Spotted Wild Cats List

The Leopardus jacobita is a wild cat living at high elevations in the Andes of South America.

Spotted wild cats list. Small Wild Cats List. And seven species of wild cats are listed as Near Threatened. Rusty-spotted cats are listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List.

African golden cat Profelis Aurata The African Golden Cat Profelis aurata is a medium-sized wild cat distributed over the rainforests of West and Central Africa. Only the tiger is bigger. Wild Cats of Africa.

Safari - high contrast spots on grey background. I would love to read about your sightings in the comments. The information below is a copy of the overview on our sister website Wild Cats Magazine where the descriptions reside.

It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and the population is threatened by deforestation and conversion of habitat to agricultural land. This is a medium sized cat which normally lives in Africa Middle East and Indian subcontinent. Rapid transformation of remaining natural land for human use is dramatically reducing available habitat for this and other small wild cats in the region.

It is native to India Sri Lanka and western Nepal where it stays in deciduous forests and grasslands. For more information about each of the small wild cats listed below click on the cats name. The marbled cat is scientifically known as Pardofelis marmorata.

So here is the list of the ten wild cats of Africa categorised by big cats medium cats and small cats. Have you seen any wild cats on your travels. The Rusty Spotted Cat is one of the smallest wild cats.