2004 Endangered Species Cat List
IUCN Red List for All Cats
According to the IUCN, all 36 of the listed cat species have a negative global population trend.
Acinonyx jubatus
Cheetah
Hunting Leopard
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Acinonyx jubatus hecki
Northwest African Cheetah
Endangered
Unknown
Acinonyx jubatus venaticus
Asiatic Cheetah
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Caracal caracal
Caracal
African Caracal
Asian Caracal
Desert Lynx
Least Concern
Decreasing
Catopuma badia
Bay Cat
Bornean Bay Cat
Bornean Marbled Cat
Endangered
Decreasing
Catopuma temminckii
Asiatic Golden Cat
Temminck’S Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Felis bieti
Chinese Desert Cat
Chinese Mountain Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Felis chaus
Jungle Cat
Reed Cat
Swamp Cat
Least Concern
Decreasing
Felis margarita
Sand Cat
Sand Dune Cat
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Felis margarita scheffeli
Pakistan Sand Cat
Near Threatened
Stable
Felis nigripes
Black-footed Cat
Small-spotted Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Felis silvestris
Wildcat
Wild Cat
Least Concern
Decreasing
Felis silvestris grampia
Scottish Wildcat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Felis silvestris lybica
African Wildcat
Not Evaluated
Felis silvestris ornata
Asiatic Wildcat
Steppe Wildcat
Indian Desert Cat
Not Evaluated
Felis silvestris silvestris
European Wildcat
Forest Wildcat
Not Evaluated
Felis silvestris catus
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
Herpailurus yaguarondi
Jaguarundi
Otter Cat
Eyra Cat
Least Concern
Decreasing
Herpailurus yaguarondi cacomitli
Texas Jaguarundi
Endangered
Unknown
Leopardus pardalis
Ocelot
Least Concern
Decreasing
Leopardus pardalis albescens
Texas Ocelot
Endangered
Unknown
Leopardus tigrinus
Oncilla
Little Spotted Cat
Tiger Cat
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Leopardus wiedii
Margay
Tree Ocelot
Least Concern
Decreasing
Leptailurus serval
Serval
Least Concern
Decreasing
Leptailurus serval constantinus
North African Serval
Endangered
Unknown
Lynx canadensis
Canada Lynx
American Lynx
Least Concern
Decreasing
Lynx lynx
Eurasian Lynx
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Lynx pardinus
Iberian Lynx
Pardel Lynx
Spanish Lynx
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Lynx rufus
Bobcat
Bay Lynx
Least Concern
Decreasing
Neofelis diardi
Bornean Clouded Leopard
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Neofelis nebulosa
Clouded Leopard
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Oncifelis colocolo
Pampas Cat
Chilean Pampa Cat
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Oncifelis geoffroyi
Geoffroy’S Cat
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Oncifelis guigna
Kodkod
Chilean Cat
Guigna
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Oreailurus jacobita
Andean Cat
Mountain Cat
Endangered
Decreasing
Otocolobus manul
Manul
Pallas’S Cat
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Otocolobus manul ferrugineus
Red Manul
Near Threatened
Unknown
Panthera leo
Lion
African Lion
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Panthera leo persica
Asiatic Lion
Indian Lion
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera onca
Jaguar
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Panthera pardus
Leopard
Least Concern
Decreasing
Panthera pardus japonensis
North Chinese Leopard
Endangered
Unknown
Panthera pardus kotiya
Sri Lankan Leopard
Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera pardus melas
Javan Leopard
Endangered
Unknown
Panthera pardus nimr
South Arabian Leopard
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera pardus orientalis
Amur Leopard
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera pardus panthera
North African Leopard
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera pardus saxicolor
North Persian Leopard
Endangered
Unknown
Panthera pardus tulliana
Anatolian Leopard
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera tigris
Tiger
Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera tigris altaica
Amur Tiger
Siberian Tiger
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera tigris amoyensis
South China Tiger
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera tigris balica
Bali Tiger
Extinct
Panthera tigris sondaica
Javan Tiger
Extinct
Panthera tigris sumatrae
Sumatran Tiger
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
Panthera tigris virgata
Caspian Tiger
Hyrcanian Tiger
Turan Tiger
Extinct
Pardofelis marmorata
Marbled Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Prionailurus bengalensis
Leopard Cat
Least Concern
Decreasing
Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis
Iriomote Cat
Mayailurus iriomotensis
Prionailurus iriomotensis
Endangered
Stable
Prionailurus planiceps
Flat-headed Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Prionailurus rubiginosus
Rusty-spotted Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Prionailurus viverrinus
Fishing Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Profelis aurata
African Golden Cat
Vulnerable
Decreasing
Puma concolor
Puma
Cougar
Mountain Lion
Catamount
Deer Tiger
Red Tiger
Near Threatened
Decreasing
Puma concolor coryi
Florida Panther
Florida Cougar
Florida Puma
Critically Endangered
Unknown
Puma concolor couguar
Eastern Cougar
Eastern Panther
Eastern Puma
Critically Endangered
Unknown
Uncia uncia
Snow Leopard
Ounce
Endangered
Decreasing
Extinct ( 0 Cat Species, 3 Subspecies )
No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Extinct In The Wild ( 0 Cat Species, 0 Subspecies )
Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range.
Critically Endangered ( 1 Cat Species, 11 Subspecies )
Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Endangered ( 4 Cat Species, 9 Subspecies )
Facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Vulnerable ( 13 Cat Species, 1 Subspecies )
Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Near Threatened ( 8 Cat Species, 2 Subspecies )
Likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
Least Concern ( 11 Cat Species, 0 Subspecies )
Does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened.
Data Deficient ( 0 Cat Species, 0 Subspecies )
Inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of risk of extinction.
Not Evaluated ( 0 Cat Species, 3 Subspecies )
Not yet assessed against the criteria.
IUCN 2004. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.redlist.org>.
