2004 Endangered Species Cat List

IUCN Red List for All Cats

According to the IUCN, all 36 of the listed cat species have a negative global population trend.

Acinonyx jubatus

Cheetah

Hunting Leopard

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Acinonyx jubatus hecki

Northwest African Cheetah

Endangered

Unknown

Acinonyx jubatus venaticus

Asiatic Cheetah

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Caracal caracal

Caracal

African Caracal

Asian Caracal

Desert Lynx

Least Concern

Decreasing

Catopuma badia

Bay Cat

Bornean Bay Cat

Bornean Marbled Cat

Endangered

Decreasing

Catopuma temminckii

Asiatic Golden Cat

Temminck’S Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Felis bieti

Chinese Desert Cat

Chinese Mountain Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Felis chaus

Jungle Cat

Reed Cat

Swamp Cat

Least Concern

Decreasing

Felis margarita

Sand Cat

Sand Dune Cat

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Felis margarita scheffeli

Pakistan Sand Cat

Near Threatened

Stable

Felis nigripes

Black-footed Cat

Small-spotted Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Felis silvestris

Wildcat

Wild Cat

Least Concern

Decreasing

Felis silvestris grampia

Scottish Wildcat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Felis silvestris lybica

African Wildcat

Not Evaluated

Felis silvestris ornata

Asiatic Wildcat

Steppe Wildcat

Indian Desert Cat

Not Evaluated

Felis silvestris silvestris

European Wildcat

Forest Wildcat

Not Evaluated

Felis silvestris catus

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Herpailurus yaguarondi

Jaguarundi

Otter Cat

Eyra Cat

Least Concern

Decreasing

Herpailurus yaguarondi cacomitli

Texas Jaguarundi

Endangered

Unknown

Leopardus pardalis

Ocelot

Least Concern

Decreasing

Leopardus pardalis albescens

Texas Ocelot

Endangered

Unknown

Leopardus tigrinus

Oncilla

Little Spotted Cat

Tiger Cat

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Leopardus wiedii

Margay

Tree Ocelot

Least Concern

Decreasing

Leptailurus serval

Serval

Least Concern

Decreasing

Leptailurus serval constantinus

North African Serval

Endangered

Unknown

Lynx canadensis

Canada Lynx

American Lynx

Least Concern

Decreasing

Lynx lynx

Eurasian Lynx

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Lynx pardinus

Iberian Lynx

Pardel Lynx

Spanish Lynx

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Lynx rufus

Bobcat

Bay Lynx

Least Concern

Decreasing

Neofelis diardi

Bornean Clouded Leopard

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Neofelis nebulosa

Clouded Leopard

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Oncifelis colocolo

Pampas Cat

Chilean Pampa Cat

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Oncifelis geoffroyi

Geoffroy’S Cat

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Oncifelis guigna

Kodkod

Chilean Cat

Guigna

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Oreailurus jacobita

Andean Cat

Mountain Cat

Endangered

Decreasing

Otocolobus manul

Manul

Pallas’S Cat

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Otocolobus manul ferrugineus

Red Manul

Near Threatened

Unknown

Panthera leo

Lion

African Lion

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Panthera leo persica

Asiatic Lion

Indian Lion

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera onca

Jaguar

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Panthera pardus

Leopard

Least Concern

Decreasing

Panthera pardus japonensis

North Chinese Leopard

Endangered

Unknown

Panthera pardus kotiya

Sri Lankan Leopard

Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera pardus melas

Javan Leopard

Endangered

Unknown

Panthera pardus nimr

South Arabian Leopard

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera pardus orientalis

Amur Leopard

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera pardus panthera

North African Leopard

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera pardus saxicolor

North Persian Leopard

Endangered

Unknown

Panthera pardus tulliana

Anatolian Leopard

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera tigris

Tiger

Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera tigris altaica

Amur Tiger

Siberian Tiger

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera tigris amoyensis

South China Tiger

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera tigris balica

Bali Tiger

Extinct

Panthera tigris sondaica

Javan Tiger

Extinct

Panthera tigris sumatrae

Sumatran Tiger

Critically Endangered

Decreasing

Panthera tigris virgata

Caspian Tiger

Hyrcanian Tiger

Turan Tiger

Extinct

Pardofelis marmorata

Marbled Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Prionailurus bengalensis

Leopard Cat

Least Concern

Decreasing

Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis

Iriomote Cat

Mayailurus iriomotensis

Prionailurus iriomotensis

Endangered

Stable

Prionailurus planiceps

Flat-headed Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Prionailurus rubiginosus

Rusty-spotted Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Prionailurus viverrinus

Fishing Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Profelis aurata

African Golden Cat

Vulnerable

Decreasing

Puma concolor

Puma

Cougar

Mountain Lion

Catamount

Deer Tiger

Red Tiger

Near Threatened

Decreasing

Puma concolor coryi

Florida Panther

Florida Cougar

Florida Puma

Critically Endangered

Unknown

Puma concolor couguar

Eastern Cougar

Eastern Panther

Eastern Puma

Critically Endangered

Unknown

Uncia uncia

Snow Leopard

Ounce

Endangered

Decreasing

Extinct ( 0 Cat Species, 3 Subspecies )

No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

Extinct In The Wild ( 0 Cat Species, 0 Subspecies )

Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range.

Critically Endangered ( 1 Cat Species, 11 Subspecies )

Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Endangered ( 4 Cat Species, 9 Subspecies )

Facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Vulnerable ( 13 Cat Species, 1 Subspecies )

Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Near Threatened ( 8 Cat Species, 2 Subspecies )

Likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Least Concern ( 11 Cat Species, 0 Subspecies )

Does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened.

Data Deficient ( 0 Cat Species, 0 Subspecies )

Inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of risk of extinction.

Not Evaluated ( 0 Cat Species, 3 Subspecies )

Not yet assessed against the criteria.

IUCN 2004. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.redlist.org>.

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