2024 Endangered Cat Species List
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IUCN Red List Status of Wild Cats Updated 2024
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
