Felidae — Cat Family
Leopard
Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Panthera pardus (leopard) is a widely distributed wild cat with varied traits, behavior, and life history detailed across Africa and Asia.
Lion
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Panthera leo, the lion, is a large muscular cat with two main existing populations, one in African savannas and one in western India.
Tiger
Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Panthera tigris, the tiger, is a large felid with wide ranging size variation, native to South and East Asia.
Jaguar
Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Panthera onca, the jaguar, is the largest American big cat, with detailed traits, range, behavior and reproduction.
Jaguar
Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775)
Uncia uncia, the snow leopard, is a cold mountain-adapted big cat with a broad Central Asian range.
Mainland Clouded Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa (Griffith, 1821)
Neofelis nebulosa, the clouded leopard, is a medium-sized wild cat native to South and East Asia.
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