Cats in the IUCN Red List
In the IUCN Red List of 2015, 12 cat species are classified as Least concern, 11 as Vulnerable, 7 as Near threatened, 7 as Endangered and none as Critically endangered. However, for several cat species very few data is available and therefore it is difficult to assess their threat categories.
- Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
Classification of Cat Species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM
Species/Subspecies | Common name | Red List Category | Red List Criteria |
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Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah | Vulnerable | VU A4b; C1 |
Acinonyx jubatus hecki | NW African Cheetah | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(i) |
Acinonyx jubatus venaticus | Asiatic Cheetah | Critically Endangered | CR D |
Caracal aurata | African golden cat | Vulnerable | VU A2c + 3c |
Caracal caracal | Caracal | Least Concern | LC |
Catopuma badia | Borneo bay cat | Endangered | EN C1 |
Catopuma temminckii | Asiatic golden cat | Near Threatened | NT |
Felis chaus | Jungle cat | Least Concern | LC |
Felis bieti | Chinese Mountain cat | Vulnerable | VU C1 |
Felis margarita | Sand cat | Least Concern | LC |
Felis margarita scheffeli | Pakistan sand cat | Near Threatened | NT |
Felis nigripes | Black-footded cat | Vulnerable | VU C2a(i) |
Felis silvestris | Wildcat | Least Concern | LC |
Felis silvestris grampia | Scottish wildcat | Vulnerable | VU A2de + 2e |
Felis lybica | Afro-Asiatic wildcat | Least Concern | LC |
Herpailurus yagouaroundi | Jaguarundi | Least Concern | LC |
Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli | Texas jaguarundi | Endangered | EN D |
Leopardus colocolo | Pampas cat | Near Threatened | NT |
Leopardus geoffroyi | Geoffroy's cat | Least Concern | LC |
Leopardus guttulus | Southern tiger cat | Vulnerable | VU C1 |
Leopardus guigna | Guigna | Vulnerable | VU A2abc, C2a(i) |
Leopardus jacobita | Andean cat | Endangered | EN C2a(i) |
Leopardus pardalis | Ocelot | Least Concern | LC |
Leopardus pardalis albescens | Texas ocelot | Endangered | EN D |
Leopardus tigrinus | Northern tiger cat | Vulnerable | VU A2c |
Leopardus guttulus | Southern tiger cat | Vulnerable | VU C1 |
Leopardus wiedii | Margay | Near Threatened | NT |
Leptailurus serval | Serval | Least Concern | LC |
Leptailurus serval constantinus | North African Serval | Endangered | EN D |
Lynx lynx | Eurasian lynx | Least Concern | LC |
Lynx pardinus | Iberian lynx | Endangered | EN D |
Lynx canadensis | Canada lynx | Least Concern | LC |
Lynx rufus | Bobcat | Least Concern | LC |
Neofelis nebulosa | Clouded leopard | Vulnerable | VU A2cd + 4cd |
Neofelis diardi | Sunda clouded leopard | Vulnerable | VU C1 |
Otocolobus manul | Manul | Near Threatened | LC |
Otocolobus manul ferrugineus | Red manul | Near Threatened | NT |
Panthera leo | Lion | Vulnerable | VU A2abcd |
Panthera leo (West Africa subpopulation) | Lion | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(ii) |
Panthera leo persica | Asiatic lion | Endangered | EN D |
Panthera onca | Jaguar | Near Threatened | NT |
Panthera pardus | Leopard | Vulnerable | VU A2cd |
Panthera pardus delacouri | Indochinese leopard | Endangered | CR A2b+3b+4b |
Panthera pardus kotiya | Sri Lankan leopard | Endangered | VU D1 |
Panthera pardus melas | Javan leopard | Critically Endangered | EN C2a(i) |
Panthera pardus nimr | Arabian leopard | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(i) |
Panthera pardus oreintalis | Amur leopard | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(ii), D |
Panthera pardus panthera | North African leopard | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(i) |
Panthera pardus saxicolor | North Persian leopard | Endangered | EN C2a(i) |
Panthera pardus tulliana | Anatolian leopard | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(i) |
Panthera tigris | Tiger | Endangered | EN A2abcd |
Panthera tigris altaica | Amur tiger | Endangered | EN C2a(ii), D |
Panthera tigris amoyensis | South China tiger | Critically Endangered | CR D |
Panthera tigris balica | Bali tiger | Extinct | EX |
Panthera tigris sondaica | Javan tiger | Extinct | EX |
Panthera tigris sumatrae | Sumatra tiger | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(i) |
Panthera tigris virgata | Caspian tiger | Extinct | EX |
Panthera uncia | Snow leopard | Vulnerable | VU C1 |
Pardofelis marmorata | Marbled cat | Near Threatened | NT |
Prionailurus bengalensis | Leopard cat | Least Concern | LC |
Prionailurus bengalensis irimotensis | Irimote cat | Critically Endangered | CR C2a(i) |
Prionailurus planiceps | Flat-headed cat | Endangered | EN C1 |
Prionailurus rubiginosus | Rusty-spotted cat | Near Threatened | NT |
Prionailurus viverrinus | Fishing cat | Vulnerable | VU A2cd + 3cd + 4cd |
Puma concolor | Cougar | Least Concern | LC |
Puma concolor coryi | Florida panther | Critically Endangered | CR D |
Puma concolor cougar | Eastern cougar | Critically Endangered | CR D |