10 most endangered wild cat in the world 2021

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

• 1 Near Threatened cat in the world

Amur Leopard

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• 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

 

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

 

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• 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

 

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• 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

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• 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

• Population: Below 10000.
• It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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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