Many animals on our planet have become extinct. There are some animals that are not yet completely extinct but they are almost endangered. There is a long list of challenges for wild cats around the world, as their habitat is declining, Their food supply has declined and They are being hunted for body parts and flesh.

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  • 6 most endangered wild cat in the world

  • 4 vulnerable species of cat in the world



Amur Leopard

Panthera pardus orientalis Colchester Zoo (1)


  • Population: Below: close to 90 leopards
  • Amur Leopard wild cat species native to Russia and China.
  • Size 107cm - 136cm with an 82cm - 78cm long tail and weight 25 - 48 kg
  • humans are their biggest threat
  • Iberian lynx listed as Endangered on the  IUCN Red List.

Iberian Lynx

 Iberian Lynx full body
http://www.lynxexsitu.es / CC BY 3.0 ES /Wikimedia commons



  • Population: Below 400.
  • Iberian lynx wild cat species native to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.
  • Rabbits form the main prey of the Iberian lynx.
  • Iberian lynx (males) Head and body length is 74.7–82 cm (29.4–32.3 in) and (female) 68.2–77.5 cm (26.9–30.5 in)
  • Iberian lynx (males) weight of 7–15.9 kg (15–35 lb) and (female) weight of 9.2–10 kg (20–22 lb).
  • Iberian lynx listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List






Borneo Bay Cat

Chat Bai 1874



  • population: under 2200.
  • Borneo bay cat's lives only on the island of Borneo
  • Small rats, caribou, birds, and monkeys are their main food
  • Adult Borneo bay cat weight of 3–4 kg (6.6–8.8 lb)
  • Borneo bay cat head-to-body length varied from 49.5–67 cm (19.5"–26.4" in) with 30.0cm - to 40.3cm-long tails
  • Borneo bay cat listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List
Flat hated cat

Jim Sanderson / CC BY-SA  / Wikimedia commons


  • Population: Below 2500.
  • species native to Malaysia and Thailand.
  • A flat-headed cat is a meat-eater. diet is based on fish, frogs, and crustaceans.
  • Flat hated cat head-and-body length of 41cm to 50cm (16" to 20") and a short tail of 13cm to 15cm (5.1" to 5.9").
  • weight 1.5 to 2.5 kg (3.3 to 5.5 lb).
  • listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.


Andean mountain cat

Andean cat 1 Jim Sanderson
Jim Sanderson / CC BY-SA / Wikimedia commons


  • Population: Below 2500.
  • Andean mountain adult cat head-and-body length of 57.7cm to 85cm (22.7" to 33.5") and a long   tail of 41.3cm to 48.5cm (16.3" to 19.1").
  • weight is up to 5.5 kilograms (12 lb).
  • listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Tiger

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

  • Population: Below 3900.
  • Lives in central and south Asia, China, Siberia, Sumatra.
  • National animal of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and South Korea.
  • listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

cheetah

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) on the road (16509940256), crop 


  • Population: Below 7100.
  • Cheetah head-and-body length is between 1.1 and 1.5 m (3.6 and 4.9 ft)
  • Adult Cheetah weights between 20 and 65 kg (44 and 143 lb).
  • The cheetah listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.



Black-Footed Cat-BrookfielZoo 


  • Population: Below 10000.
  • black-footed cat lives in South Africa few authentic records exist in Namibia, in southern Angola, and in southern Zimbabwe.
  • black-footed cat hunts on 10 to 14 birds or small rats, Their hunting rate is 60 percent successful.
  • The black-footed cats are 4 inches long and weigh 1 to 3 kg.
  • listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2002.


Marbled cat



  • Population: Below 10000.
  • native from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia.
  • listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2015.

Clouded leopard


Image by piviso from Pixabay


  • Population: Below 10000.
  • mainland Southeast Asia into southern China.
  • Males are larger at 81cm to 108cm (32" to 43") and female 68.6 to 94 cm (27.0" to 37.0").
  • Males tail 74cm to 91cm (29"to 36") long femail tail 61cm to 82cm (24" to 32") long.
  • it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List  since 2008


Snow leopard


Image by Marcel Langthim from Pixabay



Note all information collected from the internet. 100% of the total population is not mentioned here. Population information collected from Wikipedia. Please comment if you want more information about them. 

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