Big Cats Endangered Species List

Wild cats species are found in temperate and tropical regions all around the world in habitats ranging from deserts to rainforests.

Big cats endangered species list. Many big cats are listed as critically endangered or endangered on the international union for conservation of nature iucn red list of threatened species. Many big cat species are endangered. The table is grouped by continent to start.

Its Jaws and legs are very strong. Theyre similar to their African cousins but slightly slimmer and with longer legs. Wild Cats of Africa.

Onca Near Threatened. List of endangered big cats. According to the IUCN Red Lists global status of the 38 existing species of wild cats Felidae five are Endangered.

It is most closely related to African leopard. The tiger panthera tigris is in the number 1 spot in our list of big cats species. These creatures are losing more of their habitat every day.

Wild Cats List. Around the world big cats are among the most recognized and admired animals at the top of the food chain. Of the populations of 40 wild cat species roughly 80 percent are now shrinking.

WWF is committed to saving endangered species. Many wild cats including big cats and small wild cats are currently listed as Critically Endangered Endangered or Near Threatened. At the species level the iucn red list of threatened species lists five endangered felids.