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2. Domestic
Cat
Lineage
Leopard
Cat
Lineage
Panthera
Lineage
Bay Cat
Lineage
The Cat
Family
Puma
Lineage
Caracal
Lineage
Ocelot
Lineage
Lynx
Lineage

3. Lion
Tiger
White Tiger
Leopard
Snow Leopard
Jaguar
Clouded Leopard
Sunda Clouded Leopard

4. • The Lion lives in Africa.
• The male lion is larger than the
female.
• Only the male has a mane of long
hair.
• Lions have very strong jaws.
• They can kill a zebra or an
antelope with one sharp bite.
• They are very fast and can jump
long distances.
• Lions sleep as much as nineteen
hours a day.

5. • Tigers live in jungle swamps or
tall grasses of Asia.
• Tigers are stronger and larger than
lions.
• They are very smart and brave.
• They hunt for food at night. Only
when a tiger is very hungry will it
look for food when it is light.
• Tigers can swim and climb trees
when they have to. They can also
jump as high as fifteen feet. The
tiger often hunts alone.

6. The white tiger is a rare pigmentation variant of
the Bengal tiger, which was reported in the wild
from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and
especially from the former State of Rewa.

7. • Leopards live in the forests of
Asia and Africa.
• They are very fast runners, good
tree climbers, and good jumpers.
• Leopards hunt at night.
• The mother leopard has from two to
four cubs or kittens. She teaches
them to hunt and to watch out for
enemies.
• Leopards are full grown when they
are three years old.

8. • Snow leopards show several adaptations for
living in a cold, mountainous environment.
• Their bodies are stocky, their fur is thick, and
their ears are small and rounded, all of which
help to minimize heat loss.
• Snow leopards have long, thick fur, and their
base colour varies from smoky gray to yellowish
tan, with whitish underparts.
• They have dark grey to black open rosettes on
their bodies, with small spots of the same color
on their heads and larger spots on their legs and
tails.
• Unusually among cats, their eyes are pale
green or grey in colour.

9. • The Jaguar is found in the
wilds of Mexico and South
America.
• In many ways, The Jaguar
looks like a Leopard.
It, Too, is light yellow with
dark, circle like spots.
• Jaguars hunt wild animals on
the ground.
• They also go into water to
catch fish, turtles, and water
snakes.
• They will climb trees when they
are hungry.

10. • The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is
a cat found from the Himalayan foothills
through mainland Southeast
Asia into China, and has been classified
as Vulnerable in 2008 by IUCN.
• Its total population size is suspected to be
fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a
decreasing population trend, and no single
population numbering more than 1,000
adults.
• The clouded leopard is considered to form an
evolutionary link between the big cats and
the small cats.

11. • The Sunda clouded leopard is the
largest cat in Borneo.
• The canine teeth are two inches long, which, in
proportion to the skull length, are longer than
those of any other extant feline.
• Its tail can grow to be as long as its
body, aiding balance.
• Its coat is marked with irregularlyshaped, dark-edged ovals which are said to be
shaped like clouds, hence its common name.
• Though scientists have known of its existence
since the early 19th century, it was positively
identified as being a distinct species in its own
right in 2006, having long been believed to be
a subspecies of the mainland clouded
leopard (Neofelis nebulosa).

12. Borneo Bay Cat
Asian Golden Cat
Marbled Cat

13. • The bay cat (Pardofelis badia), also
known as the Bornean cat, Bornean
bay cat, or Bornean marbled cat, is a
wild cat endemic to the island
of Borneo that appears relatively rare
compared to sympatric felids, based on
the paucity of historical as well as
recent records.
• Bay cats have historically been
recorded as rare and today seem to
occur at relatively low density, even in
pristine habitat.

14. • The Asian golden cat is heavily built, with
a typical cat-like appearance.
• The pelage is uniform in color, but highly
variable ranging from red to golden
brown, dark brown to pale cinnamon, gray
to black.
• White and black lines run across the cheeks
and up to the top of the head, while the
ears are black with a central grey area.
• Golden cats with leopard-like spots have
been found in China, resembling a
large leopard cat. This spotted fur is
a recessive characteristic.

15. The marbled cat is similar in size to a domestic
cat, with a more thickly furred tail (which may be longer
than the body), showing adaptation to its arboreal lifestyle, where the tail is used as a counterbalance.
In addition to its long tail, the
marbled cat can also be distinguished
by its large feet. It also possesses
unusually
large
canine
teeth, resembling those of the big
cats, although these appear to be the
result of parallel evolution. The
species was once considered to belong
to the pantherine lineage of "big cats".

16. Caracal
African Golden Cat
Serval

17. •The caracal is distinguished from Felis by the presence of a long
tuft on the tip of the ear, exceeding half the length of the ear.
•It is a slender, long-legged cat of medium size with a relatively
short tail.

18. • The African golden cat (Profelis aurata) is a medium-sized
wild cat distributed over the rainforests of West and Central Africa.
• It is a close relative of both the caracal and the serval, but current
classification places it as the only member of the genus Profelis.

19. The serval (Leptail
urus serval) is a
mediumsized African wild c
at. DNA studies
have shown that the
serval is closely
related to
the African golden
cat and the caracal.

20. Ocelot
Margay
Andean Mountain Cat
Pampas Cat
Geoffroy’s Cat
Kodkod
Tigrina

21. • The ocelot, also known as
the dwarf leopard.
• The ocelot is similar in appearance to a
domestic cat.
• Its fur resembles that of a clouded
leopard or jaguar and was once
regarded as particularly valuable.
• As a result, hundreds of thousands of
ocelots were once killed for their fur.
• The feline was classified a
"vulnerable" endangered species from
1972 until 1996, and is now rated
"least concern" by the 2008 IUCN Red
List.

22. • The Margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a spotted cat native to the Americas.
• Named after Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, it is
a solitary and nocturnal animal that prefers remote sections of the rainforest.
• They are hunted mainly for their fur and this has resulted in a large population
decrease, they average at around 14,000 killed a year.
• The loss of habitat they suffer from is also a significant part of this decline.

23. • The Andean mountain
cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a
small wild cat.
• Fewer than 2,500 individuals
are thought to exist.
• This cat is one of about two
dozen small wild cat species
found around the world.
• In comparison to their larger
cousins which may have millions
of dollars dedicated to
conservation efforts, conservation
efforts exist on budgets in the
thousands for small wild felids
like the Andean mountain cat.

24. • The Pampas cat (Leopardus pajeros).
• It is named after the Pampas, but occurs in grassland, shrubland, and dry
forest.
• The split is not supported by genetic work, leading some authorities to maintain it
as a subspecies of the colocolo.
• Confusingly, when the colocolo includes the Pampas cat and Pantanal cat as
subspecies, the "combined" species is sometimes referred to as the Pampas cat.

25. • Geoffroy's cat is about the size of
a domestic cat.
• Their fur has numerous black
spots, but the background colour
varies from region to region: in
the north, a brownish-yellow coat
is most common; farther
south, the coat is grayish.
• As with most wild cats, the fur
of the underbelly is paler, being
cream-colored or even white.
• There are dark bands on the tail
and limbs.

26. • The
kodkod
(Leopardus
guigna), also called guiña.
• In 2002, the IUCN classified
the kodkod as Vulnerable as the
total effective population size may
be fewer than 10,000 mature
individuals, with a declining
trend due to habitat and prey
base loss and persecution, and no
subpopulation having an effective
population size larger than 1,000
mature breeding individuals.

27. • The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also
known as the little spotted
cat, tigrillo, or tiger cat, is a small
spotted felid found in the tropical
rainforests of Central and South
America.
• It is a close relative of the ocelot and
the margay, and has a rich ochre
coat, spotted with black rosettes.
• The oncilla is a nocturnal animal that
hunts rodents and birds.

28. Iberian Lynx
Eurasian Lynx
Canadian Lynx
Bobcat

29. • The Iberian lynx, (Lynx pardinus), is a critically endangered species of felid.
• The Iberian lynx is most prevalent in the Iberian Peninsula located in Southern Europe.
• They are listed as the only endangered wild feline species, and categorized as critically
endangered by many institutions.
• A rabbit specialist, the Iberian lynx is unable to significantly alter its diet and, as a
result, its population declined sharply when its main prey was decimated by two diseases in
the 20th century.

30. • The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a
medium-sized cat native
to European and Siberian forests, South
Asia and East Asia.
• It is also known as the European
lynx, common lynx, the northern lynx, and
the Siberian or Russian lynx.
• Eurasian lynx make a range of
vocalizations, but are generally silent outside
of the breeding season. They have been
observed to mew, hiss, growl, and
purr, and, like domestic cats, will "chatter"
at prey that is just out of reach. Mating
calls are much louder, consisting of deep
growls in the male, and loud "meow"-like
sounds in the female.

31. • The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis).
• It is a close relative of the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx).
• However, in some characteristics the Canada lynx is more like the bobcat (Lynx
rufus) than the Eurasian Lynx.
• With the recognized subspecies, it ranges across Canada and into Alaska as well
as some parts of the northern United States.

32. • The most common wildcat in
North America, the bobcat is
named for its short, bobbed
tail.
• They are medium-sized cats
and are slightly smaller but
similar in appearance to their
cousin, the lynx.
• Their coats vary in color from
shades of beige to brown fur
with spotted or lined markings
in dark brown or black.

33. Puma
Jaguarundi
Cheetah
Cougar

34. Puma is a member of Felidae that contains the cougar (also known as
the puma, among other names) and the jaguarundi, and may also
include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives (for
example, Puma pardoides, or "Owen's panther," a large cougar-like
cat of Eurasia's Pleistocene).

35. The jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi syn. Herpailurus yagouaroundi), also
called eyra cat, is a small-sized wild cat native to Central and South America.
In 2002, the IUCN classified the jaguarundi as 'Least Concern', although they
considered it likely that no conservation units beyond the megareserves of the Amazon
basin could sustain long-term viable populations. It is probably extinct in Texas.
Its presence in Uruguay is uncertain.

36. • The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is
a large
feline (family Felidae, subfamily Feli
nae) inhabiting most of Africa and
parts of the Middle East.
• It is the only extant member of the
genus Acinonyx.
• The cheetah can run faster than any
other land animal— as fast as
112 to 120 km/h (70 to 75 mph).
• This cat is also notable for
modifications in the species' paws. It
is one of the few felids with semiretractable claws.

37. • The cougar (Puma concolor), also
known as the mountain
lion, puma, panther, mountain
cat, or catamount, is a large cat of
the family Felidae native to the
Americas.
• Anadaptable, generalist species, t
he cougar is found in
most American habitat types.
• It is the second heaviest cat in the
Western Hemisphere, after the
jaguar.
• Solitary by nature
and nocturnal, the cougar is most
closely related to smaller felines
and is nearer genetically to
the domestic cat than true lions.

38. Pallas’s Cat
Rusty-spotted Cat
Leopard Cat
Flat-headed Cat

39. • Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul), also
called the manul, is a small
wild cat having a broad but patchy
distribution in the grasslands and
montane steppe of Central Asia.
• The species is negatively affected by
habitat degradation, prey base
decline, and hunting, and has
therefore been classified as Near
Threatened by IUCN since 2002.

40. • The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus
rubiginosus) is the cat family's
smallest member and found only
in India and Sri Lanka.
• It has been listed
as Vulnerable by IUCN in 2002 as
the total effective population size is
below 10,000 mature
individuals, with a declining trend
due to habitat loss, and no
subpopulation containing more than
1,000 mature breeding individuals.

41. • The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
is a small wild cat of South and East
Asia.
• Since 2002 it has been listed as Least
Concern by IUCN as it is widely
distributed but threatened by habitat loss
and hunting in parts of I
• ts range.
• There are twelve leopard
cat subspecies, which differ widely in
appearance.
• The leopard cat's name is derived from the
leopard-like spots prevalent in all
subspecies, but its relation to the leopard is
distant.

42. • The flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is a small wild cat patchily
distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.
• Since 2008, it has been listed as endangered by the IUCN due to destruction
of wetlands in their habitat.
• It is suspected that the effective population size could be fewer than 2,500 mature
individuals, with no subpopulation having an effective population size larger than
250 adult individuals.

43. Black-footed Cat
Desert Cat
Jungle Cat
Wild Cat
British Shorthair
Birman
Abyssinian

44. • The black-footed cat (Felis
nigripes) is the smallest
African cat, and is endemic in
the south west arid zone of the
southern African subregion.
• It is one of the lesser studied
African carnivores.
• The black-footed cat is one of
the smallest cat species.

45. • The desert cat has been a landrace native
to Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and
the United Arab Emirates for more than
1,000 years.
• Desert cats are well adapted to the
hot, arid Middle Eastern environment.
• The wildcat lives in desert regions near
human settlements.
• As early cities spread more and more
into the desert, the wildcat ventured closer
and closer to humans, because there was
more food and shelter, and eventually
domesticated.

46. • The jungle cat (Felis chaus) is a medium-sized cat native to Asia from southern China in the east
through Southeast and Central Asia to the Nile Valley in the west.
• Geographic variation in the jungle cat is quite considerable.
• Due to the small tuft on the ears it is also called the jungle lynx, though it is not a member of
the Lynx genus.
• The jungle cat is the largest of the living Felis species. It has a small tuft on the ears, a
comparatively short tail, and a distinct spinal crest.

47. • The jungle cat (Felis chaus) is a medium-sized cat native to Asia from southern China in the
east through Southeast and Central Asia to the Nile Valley in the west.
• Geographic variation in the jungle cat is quite considerable.
• Due to the small tuft on the ears it is also called the jungle lynx, though it is not a member of
the Lynx genus.
• The jungle cat is the largest of the living Felis species. It has a small tuft on the ears, a
comparatively short tail, and a distinct spinal crest.

48. • British Shorthairs have dense, plush coats
that are often described as crisp or
cracking, referring to the way the coat breaks
over the contours of the cat's body.
• Their eyes are large, round and widely set
and can be a variety of colours, though the
copper or gold eyes of the British blue are the
best known.
• Their heads are round with full, chubby
cheeks and their bodies are large and
muscular.
• The breed has a broad chest and
shoulders, short legs, round paws and a
plush tail with a blunt tip, the tail commonly
has dark rings around it at the near bottom.

49. • The Birman, also called the
"Sacred Cat of Burma", is a
domestic cat breed.
• The Birman has medium-long
hair, a pale colored body with
darker points and deep blue eyes.
• Even though the cat is pointed, the
paws have white gloves.

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The Abyssinian has alert, relatively large pointed ears.
The head is broad and moderately wedge shaped.
Its eyes are almond shaped and colors include gold, green, hazel or copper.
The paws are small and oval.
The legs are slender in proportion to the body, with a fine bone structure.
The Abyssinian has a fairly long tail, broad at the base and tapering to a point.
The Abyssinian's nose and chin usually form a straight vertical line when viewed in
profile. A m-shaped marking is often found in the fur on the forehead.

51. Did you know that your pet cat is related to big cats like
lions and leopards? All members of the cat
family, including the domestic cat, have similar physical
traits. They all have soft fur, sharp claws and teeth, and
excellent eyesight and hearing. They also are carnivores—
meaning they only eat meat.
Wild members of the cat family are found everywhere
except Australia and Antarctica. The
tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar are known as the big
cats. Other cats in the wild include the cheetah, the
lynx, the ocelot, and the puma.