1. Snow leopard
   Bengal tiger
2. Turkish Van cat
   Bali tiger

The Bengal tiger is a subspecies of tiger which can be found in the Indian subcontinent and is the national animal of India and Bangladesh. They are the biggest wild cats left today, and their populations have steadily increased from less than 2000 in the year 2010 to 2300 by the year 2014.

1. Margay
   Clouded leopard
2. Barbary lion
   East African lion

The Barbary lion was a subspecies of lion which was found throughout North Africa along the Barbary Coastal regions. They were said to be extinct by 1922 due to the bounties placed on shooting them, but many zoos claim to have these animals in their collection.

1. Central American jaguar
   Marbled cat
2. Fishing cat
   Peruvian jaguar

The Central American jaguar is a wildcat which is native to the Americas but mostly found across Central America. These animals, which hold cultural significance to the Mayans and the Aztecs, have been declining due to loss and fragmentation of their habitat.

1. Jaguarundi
   Bay cat
2. Javan leopard
   African leopard

The African leopard is a leopard subspecies which can be found in many different African countries, but mostly throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Depending on their location and the type of habitat that they are in, their coat colors vary from pale yellow to a deep tawny color, with black rosettes and spots.

1. Leopard cat
   Sunda clouded leopard
2. North American cougar
   Eastern cougar

The North American cougar is a population of mountain lion which are also the largest wild cats on the continent. They have solid tan coats without any spots and can grow to weights between 55 and 176 pounds.

1. Snow leopard
   Asian golden cat
2. Pallas's cat
   Indian leopard

The snow leopard, also called the ounce, is a large cat which can be found living in the alpine and subalpine zone in the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. Its fur is white to gray with spots on its head and neck, which get larger as they go down to its back, flanks, and tail.

1. Asiatic cheetah
   Caracal
2. Clouded leopard
   South African cheetah

The Asiatic cheetah, which is also known as the Persian or Iranian cheetah, is a critically endangered subspecies of cheetah which can only be found in the arid regions of Iran, where human populations are low. In December of 2017, there were fewer than 50 individuals in three subpopulations.

1. Serval
   African golden cat
2. Eurasian lynx
   Canada lynx

The Eurasian lynx is a type of big cat which can be found in parts of Asia and Europe at altitudes up to 18,000 feet. The medium-sized cat is the largest of the lynx species, and although its population is stable, it suffers from habitat loss and poaching.

1. Serval
   Sunda clouded leopard
2. Ocelot
   Arabian leopard

The Sunda clouded leopard, also called the Enkuli clouded leopard, is one of the many wild cats which is native to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Listed as vulnerable, there are fewer than 10,000 of these individuals left which have dark cloud shaped markings on their fur.

1. Pampas cat
   Caracal
2. North African tiger
   Liger

The liger is the hybrid offspring of a male lion which has been crossed with a female tiger. Unlike the tigons whose parents are from the same genus but different species, they have the ability to grow larger than their parent species, and they also have the stripes of the tiger.

1. Kodkod
   Bobcat
2. Tigon
   Congo lion

A tigon, sometimes called a tiglon, is a hybrid creature which comes as a result of breeding a male tiger and a female lion. The males have shorter manes than either of the species, and they often do not surpass their parent animals in size.

1. Ocelot
   Black panther
2. Sri Lankan leopard
   Clouded leopard

The clouded leopard is a wildcat which can be found in the Himalayan foothills from Southeast Asia to China. Its furs range from dark gray to an earthy color with black blotched spots on its body.

1. Southern tigrina
   West African lion
2. Liger
   Transvaal lion

The West African lion is a subspecies of lion which can be found not only in the region it is named after, but also northern Central Africa and parts of India. Its fur varies in color from a light buff color to dark brown, and it has rounder ears than the other subspecies.

1. Andean mountain cat
   Siberian tiger
2. Fossa
   Caspian tiger

The Siberian tiger, also referred to as the Amur tiger, is a species of tiger which can be found in Northeast China and the Russian Far East. It is considered to be the largest of the tigers and it is known for having reddish-yellow fur with black transverse stripes.

1. Northwest African cheetah
   Margay
2. Mongoose
   Asiatic cheetah

The Northwest African cheetah, sometimes called the “Saharan cheetah,” is a type of cheetah which is native to the Saharan desert and the Sahel zone. It has a shorter and lighter coat than the other African cheetahs, and there are approximately 250 mature individuals, making it a critically endangered species.

1. Oncilla
   Genet
2. Javan leopard
   Amur leopard

The Javan leopard is a leopard subspecies that can be found on an Indonesian island known as Java. There are less than 250 mature individuals left, and they still face threats of habitat loss and poaching due to human population expansion.

1. Canadian lynx
   Meercat
2. Central American Jaguar
   South American jaguar

The South American jaguar is a subspecies of jaguar found in South America. Often called the biggest cat in the New World, they can weigh up to 260 pounds depending on which country they are found in and whether they are male or female.

1. Black panther
   Canada lynx
2. Asian golden cat
   Bobcat

The Canada lynx is a species of lynx native to North America, ranging from Canada and Alaska all the way down to Mexico. These nocturnal carnivores, which eat snowshoe hare almost exclusively, have dense silvery-brown fur with ruffed faces and tufted ears.

1. Amur leopard
   Cape lion
2. Bay cat
   Persian leopard

The Amur leopard is a wildcat which is native to parts of Russia and northern China. The color of their fur varies between seasons, from cream-colored in the winter to yellow-red in the summer. Because there are less than 60 individuals left in the wild, it has been called one of the rarest cats in the world.

1. Siberian tiger
   Ocelot
2. South China tiger
   Malayan tiger

The Malayan tiger is a subspecies of tigers which inhabit the southern and central parts of the Malayan Peninsula in Malaysia. They are smaller than the Bengal tiger and, due to development projects, they have been listed as critically endangered.

1. Kokod
   Eastern cougar
2. Florida panther
   Indochinese tiger

The Eastern cougar, also called the Eastern puma, is a subspecies of cougars which are presumed to be extinct. They were once found in northeastern regions of North America, and although they may no longer be here, other cougars can be found in North America.

1. Margay
   Congo lion
2. Northeast African cheetah
   South African cheetah

The Northeast African cheetah is a subspecies of cheetahs which can be found in many Northeast African states. Although it is fairly large, some of them vary in size and they most closely resemble other subspecies of cheetah found in Africa.

1. Caspian tiger
   Iberian Lynx
2. Black panther
   Canada lynx

The black panther is the melanistic color variant of any one of the big cats. The ones found in Asia and Africa are variations of the leopard and those found in America are jaguars. The usual markings on the animals are technically still present but seem hidden because of the black fur.

1. Bobcat
   Transvaal lion
2. Sunda leopard cat
   Eurasian lynx

The bobcat is a North American cat which can be found from as far north as Southern Canada all the way to Central Mexico. In December 2018, a bobcat in Upper Valley, Vermont bit at least two people and was later found to be positive for rabies.

1. Iberian lynx
   Oncilla
2. Indian leopard
   Persian leopard

The Persian leopard, also known as the Caucasian leopard, is an endangered big cat which can be found in the Greater Caucasus mountain range. It can be seen in both pale and dark colors, both of which can be found in Iran.

1. Eurasian lynx
   Asiatic lion
2. Eastern leopard
   East African lion

The Asiatic lion is a subspecies of lions found in the Gir National Park in Gujarat, India. Its fur ranges in color from a tawny to sandy color with heavily speckled black. In recent years, there have been two attacks on humans, both times killing them.

1. European wildcat
   Leopard cat
2. Sumatran tiger
   Malayan tiger

The Sumatran tiger is a subspecies of tigers which can be found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is one of the smallest tiger subspecies, differing from the others due to its darker fur and broader stripes.

1. Domestic cat
   Southeast African cheetah
2. Jungle cat
   Northwest African cheetah

The Southeast African cheetah is a subspecies of cheetahs native to lowland and desert regions of East and Southern African nations. The medium-sized cat differs from the other subspecies in that it has a thicker fur coat and a white underside.

1. Black-footed cat
   Indian leopard
2. Arabian leopard
   Sri Lankan leopard

The Sri Lankan leopard, also called the Ceylon leopard, is a subspecies of leopard native to many of the habitats in Sri Lanka. The wild population lies somewhere between 700 and 950 individuals and is currently listed as endangered.

1. Sumatran tiger
   Sandcat
2. Javan tiger
   Spotted tiger

The Javan tiger was a subspecies of tigers which was found on the Indonesian island of Java, up until the 1970s. In 2017, there were reports that the animal, which was thought to have been extinct, was spotted in Indonesia.

1. Transvaal lion
   Cougar
2. Domestic cat
   Cape lion

The Transvaal lion, also called the Kalahari lion, is a subspecies of lions which can be found in grasslands and savannahs of the Transvaal region in South Africa. Most of the lions are tan in color, but some of the males have exhibited black manes.

1. Panatela cat
   King cheetah
2. Clouded leopard
   Asiatic cheetah

The king cheetah is a variation of cheetah which has a rare mutation caused by a recessive allele; this gives the animal cream-colored fur with large blotchy spots, and three wide stripes which extend from its neck down to its tail.

1. African golden cat
   Caracal
2. Bobcat
   Iberian lynx

The Iberian lynx is a species of wild cats which are native to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Once thought to be related to the Eurasian lynx, the Iberian lynx has a bright yellow to tawny colored coat with dark spots and tufted ears.

1. Caracal
   Javan tiger
2. Javan leopard
   Indochinese leopard

The Indochinese leopard is a subspecies of leopards which are found in Southeast Asia and Southern China. Threatened by deforestation and poaching, they are rarely seen outside of their protected areas, where they have a stable population somewhere between 900 and 2500 mature individuals.

1. Ocelot
   Ball tiger
2. Tanzanian cheetah
   Asiatic cheetah

The East African cheetah, sometimes called the Tanzanian cheetah, is a subspecies of cheetahs which live in the grasslands and savannas in East Africa. They have a white-yellowish to tan coat with many round black spots on their chest and neck.

1. Bobcat
   Indochinese tiger
2. East African lion
   Sumatran tiger

The Indochinese tiger is subspecies of tigers found in Southeast Asia. There is no known difference between it and the Malayan tiger except for the area which it can be located in. Its coloration is darker than the Bengal tiger, and its stripes are narrower and shorter.

1. Arabian leopard
   Eurasian lynx
2. Cape lion
   Amur leopard

The Arabian leopard is one of the smallest subspecies of leopards and can be found near the Arabian Peninsula. Its coat color varies from pale yellow to deep golden or grey and has a rosette pattern. In an effort to increase the population, a captive breeding program was initiated in 1995.

1. Transvaal lion
   Asiatic cheetah
2. South China tiger
   Siberinan tiger

The South China tiger is a wildcat which can be found in the region of South China. It differs from the Bengal in skull size and coat characteristics, but it is estimated to be the same height. This tiger is considered to be extinct in the wild since none have been recorded since the early 1970s.

1. Persian leopard
   North-Chinese leopard
2. Northwest African cheetah
   Indian leopard

The Indian leopard is a subspecies of leopards found on the Indian subcontinent, including in Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal. Its pale yellow to yellowish-brown coat is spotted with bigger rosettes in black, except if it is the melanistic form.

1. Arabian leopard
   Southern African lion
2. South African cheetah
   Transvaal lion

The Southern African lion is a subspecies of lions which can be found in both Southern and East Africa. The lion’s fur varies in color from light buff to dark brown, and there are occasional rare morphs which contain two recessive alleles giving rise to the white lion.