2024 Endangered Cat Species List

IUCN Red List Status of Wild Cats Updated 2024

Species / Subspecies	Common Name (Region)	Endangered Status	Assessment Published	Population Trend
EX Extinct
Panthera tigris balica	Bali Tiger	EX	2008	not applicable
Panthera tigris sondaica	Javan Tiger	EX	2008	not applicable
Panthera tigris virgata	Caspian Tiger	EX	2011	not applicable
RE Regionally Extinct
Panthera leo	Lion (Mediterranean)	RE	2010	not applicable
Panthera tigris	Tiger (Mediterranean)	RE	2010	not applicable
CR Critically Endangered
Acinonyx jubatus hecki	Northwest African Cheetah	CR	2008	decreasing
Acinonyx jubatus venaticus	Asiatic Cheetah	CR	2008	stable
Leptailurus serval	Serval (Mediterranean)	CR	2010	decreasing
Lynx lynx balcanicus	Balkan Lynx	CR	2015	stable
Panthera pardus	Leopard (Mediterranean)	CR	2010	decreasing
Panthera pardus delacouri	Indochinese Leopard	CR	2019	decreasing
Panthera tigris amoyensis	South China Tiger	CR	2008	unknown
Panthera tigris jacksoni	Malayan Tiger	CR	2015	decreasing
Panthera tigris sumatrae	Sumatran Tiger	CR	2008	decreasing
Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis	Iriomote Cat	CR	2015	decreasing
EN Endangered
Acinonyx jubatus	Cheetah (Mediterranean)	EN	2010	stable
Catopuma badia	Borneo Bay Cat	EN	2016	decreasing
Leopardus jacobita	Andean Cat	EN	2016	decreasing
Lynx lynx	Eurasian Lynx (Mediterranean)	EN	2010	decreasing
Lynx pardinus	Iberian Lynx	EN	2015	increasing
Neofelis diardi diardi	Sumatran Clouded Leopard	EN	2008	decreasing
Panthera leo persica	Asiatic Lion	EN	2008	stable
Panthera pardus melas	Javan Leopard	EN	2021	decreasing
Panthera tigris	Tiger	EN	2015, 2022	decreasing
Panthera tigris altaica	Amur Tiger	EN	2011	stable
Panthera tigris corbetti	Indochinese Tiger	EN	2011	decreasing
Panthera tigris tigris	Bengal Tiger	EN	2011	decreasing
Prionailurus planiceps	Flat-headed Cat	EN	2015	decreasing
VU Vulnerable
Acinonyx jubatus	Cheetah	VU	2015,2022	decreasing
Caracal aurata	African Golden Cat	VU	2015	decreasing
Felis bieti	Chinese Mountain Cat	VU	2015, 2022	decreasing
Felis nigripes	Black-footed Cat	VU	2016	decreasing
Leopardus guigna	Guiña, Kodkod	VU	2015	decreasing
Leopardus guttulus	Southern Tiger Cat	VU	2016	decreasing
Leopardus tigrinus	Northern Tiger Cat	VU	2016	decreasing
Neofelis diardi	Sunda Clouded Leopard	VU	2015	decreasing
Neofelis nebulosa	Mainland Clouded Leopard	VU	2016, 2021	decreasing
Panthera leo	Lion	VU	2016	decreasing
Panthera pardus	Leopard	VU	2016, 2019a, 2020a	decreasing
Panthera pardus kotiya	Sri Lankan Leopard	VU	2020	decreasing
Panthera uncia	Snow Leopard	VU	2017	decreasing
Prionailurus bengalensis rabori	Visayan Leopard Cat	VU	2008	decreasing
Prionailurus viverrinus	Fishing Cat	VU	2016	decreasing
NT Near Threatened
Caracal caracal	Caracal (Mediterranean)	NT	2010	unknown
Catopuma temminckii	Asiatic Golden Cat	NT	2015	decreasing
Felis margarita	Sand Cat (Mediterranean)	NT	2010	unknown
Leopardus colocola	Pampas Cat	NT	2016	decreasing
Leopardus wiedii	Margay	NT	2015	decreasing
Panthera onca	Jaguar	NT	2017	decreasing
Pardofelis marmorata	Marbled Cat	NT	2016	decreasing
Prionailurus rubiginosus	Rusty-spotted Cat	NT	2016	decreasing
LC Least Concern
Caracal caracal	Caracal	LC	2016	unknown
Felis chaus	Jungle Cat	LC	2016, 2021a	decreasing
Felis margarita	Sand Cat	LC	2016	unknown
Felis lybica	Afro-Asiatic Wildcat	LC	2022	unknown
Felis silvestris	European Wildcat	LC	2022	decreasing
Felis silvestris	Wildcat (Europe)	LC	2007	decreasing
Felis silvestris	Wildcat (Mediterranean)	LC	2010	decreasing
Herpailurus yagouaroundi	Jaguarundi	LC	2015	decreasing
Leopardus geoffroyi	Geoffroy's Cat	LC	2015	stable
Leopardus pardalis	Ocelot	LC	2015	decreasing
Leptailurus serval	Serval	LC	2015, 2019a	stable
Lynx canadensis	Canada Lynx	LC	2016	stable
Lynx lynx	Eurasian Lynx	LC	2015	stable
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	LC	2016	stable
Otocolobus manul	Pallas's Cat, Manul NT	LC	2016, 2020	decreasing
Prionailurus bengalensis	Leopard Cat	LC	2015, 2022	stable
Puma concolor	Puma, Mountain Lion, Cougar	LC	2015	decreasing
DD Data Deficient
Felis chaus	Jungle Cat (Mediterranean)	DD	2010	decreasing
Species Reclassifed
Felis silvestris	Wildcat	LC	2015	decreasing