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Felidae

Felidae is a family in the order Carnivora. This database currently files 5 species under it, 4 of them threatened, recorded across 115 countries.

Species filed
5
Threatened
4
Countries recorded
115
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
37.6 kg – 157 kg

What is in Felidae?

2 genera filed directly under this family.

  1. Panthera

    lion, jaguar, tiger, leopard

    4 species
  2. Acinonyx

    cheetah

    1 species

Best-known members of Felidae

Ranked by popularity score.

VU, Vulnerable
Lion (Panthera leo)

Lion

Panthera leo

Felidae

NT, Near Threatened
Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Felidae

EN, Endangered
Tiger (Panthera tigris)

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Felidae

How threatened is Felidae?

5 of 5 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered120%
VUVulnerable360%
NTNear Threatened120%

Where is Felidae recorded?

Species on file in this family with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 3 speciesCanada: 3 speciesUnited States of America: 5 speciesKazakhstan: 1 speciesIndonesia: 2 speciesArgentina: 2 speciesChile: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 3 speciesSomalia: 3 speciesKenya: 4 speciesSudan: 3 speciesChad: 3 speciesRussia: 3 speciesSouth Africa: 4 speciesMexico: 2 speciesUruguay: 1 speciesBrazil: 4 speciesBolivia: 1 speciesPeru: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 1 speciesEl Salvador: 1 speciesGuatemala: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesGuyana: 1 speciesSuriname: 1 speciesFrance: 5 speciesEcuador: 1 speciesZimbabwe: 3 speciesBotswana: 3 speciesNamibia: 5 speciesSenegal: 3 speciesMali: 2 speciesBenin: 3 speciesNiger: 2 speciesNigeria: 3 speciesCameroon: 2 speciesTogo: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 2 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesLiberia: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 2 speciesBurkina Faso: 1 speciesCentral African Rep.: 2 speciesCongo: 2 speciesGabon: 2 speciesEq. Guinea: 1 speciesZambia: 3 speciesMalawi: 4 speciesMozambique: 3 specieseSwatini: 2 speciesAngola: 3 speciesBurundi: 2 speciesIsrael: 2 speciesLebanon: 1 speciesTunisia: 1 speciesAlgeria: 3 speciesJordan: 1 speciesIraq: 2 speciesOman: 1 speciesCambodia: 2 speciesThailand: 3 speciesLaos: 2 speciesMyanmar: 2 speciesVietnam: 2 speciesSouth Korea: 2 speciesMongolia: 1 speciesIndia: 4 speciesBangladesh: 2 speciesBhutan: 2 speciesNepal: 2 speciesPakistan: 1 speciesAfghanistan: 1 speciesIran: 4 speciesSyria: 1 speciesSweden: 3 speciesUkraine: 1 speciesPoland: 1 speciesAustria: 4 speciesEstonia: 2 speciesGermany: 5 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesSwitzerland: 1 speciesLuxembourg: 1 speciesBelgium: 2 speciesNetherlands: 4 speciesSpain: 3 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesSri Lanka: 2 speciesChina: 3 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 5 speciesUnited Kingdom: 4 speciesMalaysia: 2 speciesSlovenia: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesCzechia: 4 speciesEritrea: 1 speciesJapan: 4 speciesParaguay: 1 speciesYemen: 1 speciesMorocco: 3 speciesEgypt: 2 speciesLibya: 2 speciesEthiopia: 3 speciesDjibouti: 1 speciesUganda: 3 speciesRwanda: 2 speciesS. Sudan: 2 species
  • None on record
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Germany5
  2. Namibia5
  3. United States5
  4. Denmark5
  5. France5
  6. South Africa4
  7. Kenya4
  8. United Kingdom4
  9. India4
  10. Malawi4
  11. Netherlands4
  12. Brazil4
  13. Japan4
  14. Iran4
  15. Austria4
  16. Czechia4
  17. Tanzania3
  18. Benin3
  19. Botswana3
  20. Zambia3

All species in Felidae

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
LionPanthera leoFelidaeVulnerable157 kg63
JaguarPanthera oncaFelidaeNear ThreatenedNot recorded30
TigerPanthera tigrisFelidaeEndangered150 kg35
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerableNot recorded79
CheetahAcinonyx jubatusFelidaeVulnerable37.6 kg39