Cat Taxonomy Overview

Cat Taxonomy Overview
Genus and species	Common Name	Range
Acinonyx jubatus	Cheetah	Africa, Asia
Catopuma badia	Bay cat	Asia
Catopuma temmincki	Temminck's golden cat	Asia
Felis bieti	Chinese desert cat	Asia
Felis caracal / Caracal caracal	Caracal	Africa, Asia
Felis catus	Domestic cat	Everywhere
Felis chaus	Jungle cat	Africa, Asia
Felis margarita	Sand cat	Africa, Asia
Felis nigripes	Black-footed cat	Africa
Felis serval / Leptailurus serval	Serval	Africa
Felis silvestris	Wild cat	Africa, Asia, Europe
Herpailurus yaguarondi	Jaguarundi	N. & S. America
Leopardus tigrinus	Oncilla	N. & S. America
Leopardus pardalis	Ocelot	N. & S. America
Leopardus wiedii	Margay	N. & S. America
Lynx canadensis	Canada lynx	N. America
Lynx lynx	Eurasion lynx	Asia, Europe
Lynx pardinus	Iberian lynx	Europe
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	N. America
Mayailurus iriomotensis	Iriomote cat	Asia
Neofelis nebulosa	Clouded leopard	Asia
Oncifelis colocolo	Pampas cat	S. America
Oncifelis geoffreyi	Geoffey's cat	S. America
Oncifelis guigna	Kodkod	S. America
Oreailurus jacobita	Mountain cat	S. America
Otocolobus manul	Pallas's cat	Asia
Panthera leo	Lion	Africa (Asia)
Panthera onca	Jaguar	N. & S. America
Panthera pardus	Leopard	Africa, Asia, Europe
Panthera tigris	Tiger	Asia
Pardofelis marmorata	Marbled cat	Asia
Prionailurus bengalensis	Leopard cat	Asia
Prionailurus planiceps	Flat-headed cat	Asia
Prionailurus rubiginosus	Rusty-spotted cat	Asia
Prionailurus viverrinus	Fishing cat	Asia
Profelis aurata	African golden cat	Africa
Puma concolor	Puma	N. & S. America
Uncia uncia	Snow leopard	Asia

Some of the above information is based on Stephen J. O'Brien's excellent feature on
on page 82 of National Geographic Volume 191 No. 6 dated June 1997.
Opinions differ on some aspects of feline taxonomy.