List of largest cats

This list of largest cats shows 10 Felidae species, ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. The list does not contain cat hybrids.

Rank	Common name	Scientific name	Maximum weight (kg)	Head-to-body length (m)	Shoulder height (m)	Native range by continent(s)
1	Tiger	Panthera tigris	388.7 (unverified)^[1]^[2]	3.38 (between the pegs)^[1]^[2]	1.27	Asia
2	Lion	Panthera leo	313 (in the wild;^[3]^[4] disputed)^[5]	3.64	1.35	Asia, Africa
3	Jaguar	Panthera onca	160^[6]^[7]	2.1	1.0	North and South America
4	Cougar	Puma concolor	125.2^[8]	2.8^[8]	1.0	North and South America
5	Leopard	Panthera pardus	96.5^[7]	2.2^[9]	0.9	Asia, Africa and Europe
6	Snow leopard	Panthera uncia	75^[10]^[11]	2.5^[10]^[11]	0.75	Asia
7	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	72^[12]	2.1^[6]	1.0	Africa, Asia
8	Eurasian lynx	Lynx lynx	45^[13]	1.5^[6]^[14]	0.75	Asia, Europe
9	Sunda clouded leopard	Neofelis diardi	27	1.3	0.65	Asia
10	Clouded leopard	Neofelis nebulosa	23	1.08	0.7	Asia

References

1 2 Kitchener, A.; Yamaguchi, N. (2009). "What is a Tiger? Biogeography, Morphology, and Taxonomy". In Tilson, R.; Nyhus, P. J. Tigers of the World: The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera tigris. Academic Press. pp. 53–84. ISBN 978-0-08-094751-8.
1 2 Brakefield, Tom (1993). "Tiger: Phantom stripes". Big Cats: Kingdom of Might. Voyageur Press. p. 32−47. ISBN 978-0-89658-329-0.
↑ Wood, G. L. (1976). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-900424-60-1.
↑ Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9.
↑ "East African Business Digest", University Press of Africa, with contributions from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 1963, retrieved 2018-03-18
1 2 3 Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). "Carnivora, Felidae". Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 2. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 797–836. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.
1 2 Burnie, David; Wilson, Don E. (2001). Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife. New York City: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.
1 2 Hornocker, Maurice (2010). Cougar: Ecology and Conservation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-2263-5344-3.
↑ Brain, C. K. (1983). The Hunter or the Hunted: An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-07090-2.
1 2 Boitani, Luigi (1984). Guide to Mammals. Simon & Schuster / Touchstone Books. ISBN 978-0-671-42805-1.
1 2 Hemmer, H. (1972). "Uncia uncia". Mammalian Species. 20: 1–5. doi:10.2307/3503882. JSTOR 3503882.
↑ Estes, R. D. (2004). The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates (4th ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 377–383. ISBN 978-0-520-08085-0.
↑ "San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Lynx". SanDiegoZoo.org. San Diego Zoo Global. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Page, Amanda; Kirkpatrick, Win; Massam, Marion (January 2008). Risk Assessment for Australia – Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). Government of Western Australia: Department of Agriculture and Food. pp. 1–18.

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[TOTW2010-1] 1 2 Kitchener, A.; Yamaguchi, N. (2009). "What is a Tiger? Biogeography, Morphology, and Taxonomy". In Tilson, R.; Nyhus, P. J. Tigers of the World: The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera tigris. Academic Press. pp. 53–84. ISBN 978-0-08-094751-8.

[BCKM1993-2] 1 2 Brakefield, Tom (1993). "Tiger: Phantom stripes". Big Cats: Kingdom of Might. Voyageur Press. p. 32−47. ISBN 978-0-89658-329-0.

[Wood1976-3] Wood, G. L. (1976). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-900424-60-1.

[Wood1983-4] Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9.

[UPOA1963-5] "East African Business Digest", University Press of Africa, with contributions from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 1963, retrieved 2018-03-18

[Nowak1999-6] 1 2 3 Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). "Carnivora, Felidae". Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 2. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 797–836. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.

[BurnieWilson2001-7] 1 2 Burnie, David; Wilson, Don E. (2001). Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife. New York City: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.

[Hornocker2010-8] 1 2 Hornocker, Maurice (2010). Cougar: Ecology and Conservation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-2263-5344-3.

[9] Brain, C. K. (1983). The Hunter or the Hunted: An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-07090-2.

[Boitani84-10] 1 2 Boitani, Luigi (1984). Guide to Mammals. Simon & Schuster / Touchstone Books. ISBN 978-0-671-42805-1.

[Hemmer72-11] 1 2 Hemmer, H. (1972). "Uncia uncia". Mammalian Species. 20: 1–5. doi:10.2307/3503882. JSTOR 3503882.

[12] Estes, R. D. (2004). The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates (4th ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 377–383. ISBN 978-0-520-08085-0.

[13] "San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Lynx". SanDiegoZoo.org. San Diego Zoo Global. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[14] Page, Amanda; Kirkpatrick, Win; Massam, Marion (January 2008). Risk Assessment for Australia – Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). Government of Western Australia: Department of Agriculture and Food. pp. 1–18.

List of largest cats

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