Cats in the CITES Appendices
Cat species are listed in Appendix I or Appendix II of CITES. Specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisions of the convention.
- Appendix I lists species that are the most endangered among CITES-listed ones and includes species threatened with extinction. Trade in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptional circumstances.
- Appendix II includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction now, but for which ones trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.
- Appendix III lists species at the request of a Party that protects the species or already regulates trade in the species and that needs the cooperation of other countries to prevent unssustainable or illegal exploitation.
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Cats in the CITES Appendices
Appendix I | Appendix II |
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Acinonyx jubatus | Felidae spp. (except the species included in Appendix I. Specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisions of the Convention) |
Caracal caracal (only population of Asian range states, all other populations are included in Appendix II) | |
Catopuma temminckii | |
Felis nigripes | |
Herpailurus yaguarondi (only populations of Central and North America, all other populations are included in Appendix II) | |
Leopardus geoffroyi | |
Leopardus jacobita | |
Leopardus pardalis | |
Leopardus tigrinus | |
Leopardus wiedii | |
Lynx pardinus | |
Neofelis nebulosa | |
Panthera leo persica | |
Panthera onca | |
Panthera pardus | |
Panthera tigris | |
Panthera uncia | |
Pardofelis marmorata | |
Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis (only populations of Bangladesh, India and Thailand, all other populations are included in Appendix II) | |
Prionailurus planiceps | |
Prionailurus rubiginosus (only population of India, all other populations are included in Appendix II) | |
Puma concolor coryi | |
Puma concolor costaricensis | |
Puma concolor couguar |