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Wild Cats of The World

Status and Population Trends - World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List 2008

 Species

 Range

 1996

 2008

 Trend

 African Golden  Central Africa  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Declining
 Andean Cat  South America  Vulnerable  Endangered  Declining
 Asiatic Golden  Southeast Asia  Near Threatened  Near Threatened  Declining
 Black-footed  Southern Africa  Least Concern  Vulnerable  Declining
 Bobcat  North America  Least Concern  Least Concern  Stable
 Bay Cat  Borneo  Vulnerable  Endangered  Declining
 Canada Lynx  North America  Least Concern  Least Concern  Stable
 Caracal  Africa, Asia  Least Concern  Least Concern  Unknown
 Cheetah  Africa, Asia  Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Declining
 Clouded Leopard  Asia  Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Declining
 Eurasian Lynx  Eurasia  Least Concern  Least Concern  Stable
 Fishing Cat  Asia  Near Threatened  Endangered  Declining
 Flat-headed Cat  Asia  Vulnerable  Endangered  Declining
 Geoffroy's Cat  South America  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Declining
 Iberian Lynx  Spain  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Declining
 Jaguar  Americas  Near Threatened  Near Threatened  Declining
 Jaguarundi  Americas  Least Concern  Least Concern  Declining
 Jungle Cat  Asia, Africa  Least Concern  Least Concern  Declining
 Guina (Kodkod)  South America  Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Declining
 Leopard  Africa, Asia  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Declining
 Leopard Cat  Asia  Least Concern  Least Concern  Stable
 Lion  Africa, India  Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Declining
 Manul (Pallas')  Asia  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Declining
 Marbled Cat  Asia  Data Deficient  Vulnerable  Declining
 Margay  Americas  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Declining
 Ocelot  Americas  Least Concern  Least Concern  Declining
 Oncilla  Americas  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Declining
 Pampas Cat  South America  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Declining
 Puma (Cougar)  Americas  Least Concern  Least Concern  Declining
 Rusty-spotted Cat  India  Data Deficient  Vulnerable  Declining
 Sand Cat  Asia, Africa  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Unknown
 Serval  Africa  Least Concern  Least Concern  Stable
 Snow Leopard  Asia  Endangered  Endangered  Declining
 Tiger  Asia  Endangered  Endangered  Declining
 Wildcat  Africa, Asia, Europe  Least Concern  Least Concern  Declining

Status criteria in order of severity:

  1. Data Deficient 
  2. Least Concern 
  3. Near Threatened 
  4. Vulnerable 
  5. Endangered 
  6. Critically Endangered 

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Meet The Small Cats

◦ African Golden Cat
◦ Andean Cat
◦ Asiatic Golden Cat
◦ Bay Cat
◦ Black-footed Cat
◦ Bobcat
◦ Canada Lynx
◦ Caracal
◦ Clouded Leopard
◦ Domestic Cat
◦ Eurasian Lynx
◦ Fishing Cat
◦ Flat-headed Cat
◦ Geoffroy's Cat
◦ Iberian Lynx
◦ Jaguarundi
◦ Jungle Cat
◦ Kodkod
◦ Leopard Cat
◦ Marbled Cat
◦ Margay
◦ Ocelot
◦ Oncilla
◦ Pallas' Cat
◦ Pampas Cat
◦ Rusty-spotted Cat
◦ Sand Cat
◦ Serval
◦ Sunda Clouded Leopard
◦ Wildcat

Conservation Status of Wild Cats

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