big cats

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panther

A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards, and those in the Americas are black jaguars

lynx

A lynx is any of the four species within the Lynx genus of medium-sized wild cats, which includes the bobcat

pallas's cat

The Pallas's cat, also called the Manul, is a small wild cat with a broad but fragmented distribution in the grasslands and montane steppes of Central Asia

caracal

The caracal is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and India. The caracal is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears and long canine teeth

cheetah

The cheetah is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae that occurs in Southern, North and East Africa and a few localities in Iran

clouded leopard

The clouded leopard is a wildcat occurring from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China

cougar

The cougar, also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas

puma

The cougar, also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas

jaguar

The jaguar, also known in South America as painted onça, is a wild cat species and the only extant member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas

lepord

The leopard is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae

lion

The lion is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera

ocelot

The ocelot is a wild cat native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central, and South America

serval

The serval is a wild cat native to Africa. It is rare in North Africa and the Sahel, but widespread in sub-Saharan countries except rainforest regions.

wildcat

The wildcat is a small cat native to much of Africa, Europe, and Southwest and Central Asia into India, western China, and Mongolia

jaguarundi

he jaguarundi or eyra is a small wild cat native to southern North America and South America

tiger

he tiger is the largest cat species, most recognizable for their pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside


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