Big Cats Endangered Species List

Sadly over half of all wild cat species are currently threatened.

Big cats endangered species list. At the species level the iucn red list of threatened species lists five endangered felids. 78 rows List by Continent. South China tiger Panthera tigris ssp.

Theyre similar to their African cousins but slightly slimmer and with longer legs. Sadly these beautiful guys and gals only have a population of 48 to 50 individual leopards left in the wilds of Russia. Many big cats are listed as critically endangered or endangered on the international union for conservation of nature iucn red list of threatened species.

Several wild cats are endangered including perhaps the best-known wild cat of all. The javan leopard panthera pardus melas and the arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr are both critically endangered with. Its Jaws and legs are very strong.

The table is grouped by continent to start. List of endangered big cats. Their fur is sought after in the huntingpoaching community.

The South Arabian leopard is listed the eight most endangered big cat and it is also the smallest leopard subspecies. 16 are considered vulnerable endangered andor critically-endangered. Unfortunately amur leopards are one of the worlds most endangered big cats.

Wild Cats of Africa. 48 rows Species. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.