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Cats: from tigers to tabbies

C at s b y c o n ti n e n t
Cats by continent

Cats are found all over the world with the
exception of Australasia and Antarctica
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North America • Wildcat, Felis silvestris North Asia
• Jaguar, Panthera onca • Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus • Snow leopard, Panthera uncia
• Puma, Puma concolor • Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx • Pallas’s cat, Otocolobus manul
• Canadian lynx, Lynx canadensis • Wildcat, Felis silvestris
• Bobcat, Lynx rufus • Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
Tropical Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa • Rusty-spotted cat, Prionailurus rubiginosus
• Serval, Caracal serval • Flat-headed cat, Prionailurus planiceps
• Black-footed cat, Felis nigripes • Fishing cat, Prionailurus viverrina
• African golden cat, Profelis aurata • Asian leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis
• Tiger, Panthera tigris
• Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus • Clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa
• Lion, Panthera leo © Alamy; Corbis; FLPA; Thinkstock; The Art Agency/Peter Scott/Sandra Doyle
• Bornean bay cat, Pardofelis badia
• Leopard, Panthera pardus • Asian golden cat, Pardofelis temmincki
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• Jaguar, Panthera onca
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• Puma, Puma concolor
Puma yaguarondi
• Jaguarundi, Puma yaguarondi
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