2024 Endangered Cat Species List
IUCN Red List Status of Wild Cats Updated 2024
Species / Subspecies | Common Name (Region) |
Endangered Status |
Assessment Published |
Population Trend |
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EX Extinct | ||||
Panthera tigris balica | Bali Tiger | EX | 2008 | not applicable |
Panthera tigris sondaica | Javan Tiger | EX | 2008 | not applicable |
Panthera tigris virgata | Caspian Tiger | EX | 2011 | not applicable |
RE Regionally Extinct | ||||
Panthera leo | Lion (Mediterranean) | RE | 2010 | not applicable |
Panthera tigris | Tiger (Mediterranean) | RE | 2010 | not applicable |
CR Critically Endangered | ||||
Acinonyx jubatus hecki | Northwest African Cheetah | CR | 2008 | decreasing |
Acinonyx jubatus venaticus | Asiatic Cheetah | CR | 2008 | stable |
Leptailurus serval | Serval (Mediterranean) | CR | 2010 | decreasing |
Lynx lynx balcanicus | Balkan Lynx | CR | 2015 | stable |
Panthera pardus | Leopard (Mediterranean) | CR | 2010 | decreasing |
Panthera pardus delacouri | Indochinese Leopard | CR | 2019 | decreasing |
Panthera tigris amoyensis | South China Tiger | CR | 2008 | unknown |
Panthera tigris jacksoni | Malayan Tiger | CR | 2015 | decreasing |
Panthera tigris sumatrae | Sumatran Tiger | CR | 2008 | decreasing |
Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis | Iriomote Cat | CR | 2015 | decreasing |
EN Endangered | ||||
Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah (Mediterranean) | EN | 2010 | stable |
Catopuma badia | Borneo Bay Cat | EN | 2016 | decreasing |
Leopardus jacobita | Andean Cat | EN | 2016 | decreasing |
Lynx lynx | Eurasian Lynx (Mediterranean) | EN | 2010 | decreasing |
Lynx pardinus | Iberian Lynx | EN | 2015 | increasing |
Neofelis diardi diardi | Sumatran Clouded Leopard | EN | 2008 | decreasing |
Panthera leo persica | Asiatic Lion | EN | 2008 | stable |
Panthera pardus melas | Javan Leopard | EN | 2021 | decreasing |
Panthera tigris | Tiger | EN | 2015, 2022 | decreasing |
Panthera tigris altaica | Amur Tiger | EN | 2011 | stable |
Panthera tigris corbetti | Indochinese Tiger | EN | 2011 | decreasing |
Panthera tigris tigris | Bengal Tiger | EN | 2011 | decreasing |
Prionailurus planiceps | Flat-headed Cat | EN | 2015 | decreasing |
VU Vulnerable | ||||
Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah | VU | 2015,2022 | decreasing |
Caracal aurata | African Golden Cat | VU | 2015 | decreasing |
Felis bieti | Chinese Mountain Cat | VU | 2015, 2022 | decreasing |
Felis nigripes | Black-footed Cat | VU | 2016 | decreasing |
Leopardus guigna | Guiña, Kodkod | VU | 2015 | decreasing |
Leopardus guttulus | Southern Tiger Cat | VU | 2016 | decreasing |
Leopardus tigrinus | Northern Tiger Cat | VU | 2016 | decreasing |
Neofelis diardi | Sunda Clouded Leopard | VU | 2015 | decreasing |
Neofelis nebulosa | Mainland Clouded Leopard | VU | 2016, 2021 | decreasing |
Panthera leo | Lion | VU | 2016 | decreasing |
Panthera pardus | Leopard | VU | 2016, 2019a, 2020a | decreasing |
Panthera pardus kotiya | Sri Lankan Leopard | VU | 2020 | decreasing |
Panthera uncia | Snow Leopard | VU | 2017 | decreasing |
Prionailurus bengalensis rabori | Visayan Leopard Cat | VU | 2008 | decreasing |
Prionailurus viverrinus | Fishing Cat | VU | 2016 | decreasing |
NT Near Threatened | ||||
Caracal caracal | Caracal (Mediterranean) | NT | 2010 | unknown |
Catopuma temminckii | Asiatic Golden Cat | NT | 2015 | decreasing |
Felis margarita | Sand Cat (Mediterranean) | NT | 2010 | unknown |
Leopardus colocola | Pampas Cat | NT | 2016 | decreasing |
Leopardus wiedii | Margay | NT | 2015 | decreasing |
Panthera onca | Jaguar | NT | 2017 | decreasing |
Pardofelis marmorata | Marbled Cat | NT | 2016 | decreasing |
Prionailurus rubiginosus | Rusty-spotted Cat | NT | 2016 | decreasing |
LC Least Concern | ||||
Caracal caracal | Caracal | LC | 2016 | unknown |
Felis chaus | Jungle Cat | LC | 2016, 2021a | decreasing |
Felis margarita | Sand Cat | LC | 2016 | unknown |
Felis lybica | Afro-Asiatic Wildcat | LC | 2022 | unknown |
Felis silvestris | European Wildcat | LC | 2022 | decreasing |
Felis silvestris | Wildcat (Europe) | LC | 2007 | decreasing |
Felis silvestris | Wildcat (Mediterranean) | LC | 2010 | decreasing |
Herpailurus yagouaroundi | Jaguarundi | LC | 2015 | decreasing |
Leopardus geoffroyi | Geoffroy's Cat | LC | 2015 | stable |
Leopardus pardalis | Ocelot | LC | 2015 | decreasing |
Leptailurus serval | Serval | LC | 2015, 2019a | stable |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | LC | 2016 | stable |
Lynx lynx | Eurasian Lynx | LC | 2015 | stable |
Lynx rufus | Bobcat | LC | 2016 | stable |
Otocolobus manul | Pallas's Cat, Manul NT | LC | 2016, 2020 | decreasing |
Prionailurus bengalensis | Leopard Cat | LC | 2015, 2022 | stable |
Puma concolor | Puma, Mountain Lion, Cougar | LC | 2015 | decreasing |
DD Data Deficient | ||||
Felis chaus | Jungle Cat (Mediterranean) | DD | 2010 | decreasing |
Species Reclassifed | ||||
Felis silvestris | Wildcat | LC | 2015 | decreasing |