List of carnivorans by population

This is a list of estimated global populations of Carnivora species. This list is not comprehensive, as not all carnivorans have had their numbers quantified.

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Iriomote cat	Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis	100–109[1]	CR[2]	[2]	A subspecies of the leopard cat living exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. Population size is declining, and consists of a single subpopulation.[1]
Malabar large-spotted civet	Viverra civettina	250[3]	CR[3]	Unknown[3]	Maximum estimate. Previously considered possibly extinct.[3]
Darwin's fox	Pseudalopex fulvipes	250[4]	CR[4]	[4]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[4]
Black-footed ferret	Mustela nigripes	300[5]	EN[5]	[5]	Almost became extinct in the 1980s.[5]
Red wolf	Canis rufus	300[6]	CR[6]	[6]	Maximum estimate. No more than 50 mature individuals. Previously extinct in the wild.[6]
Saimaa ringed seal	Pusa hispida saimensis	380	EN		The most endangered pinniped.
Cozumel raccoon	Procyon pygmaeus	323–955[7]	CR[7]	[7]	Mature individuals number less than 250. Populations can be severely affected by hurricanes.[7]
Iberian lynx	Lynx pardinus	400[8]	EN[8]	[8]	According to European Union LIFE Nature conservation projects estimates population size tripled from 52 mature individuals in 2002 to 156 in 2012.[8]
Ethiopian wolf	Canis simensis	500[9]	EN[9]	[9]	One of the world's rarest canids, and Africa's most endangered carnivore.
Mediterranean monk seal	Monachus monachus	700[10]	EN[10]	[10]	The second most endangered pinniped.[10]
Marine otter	Lontra felina	1,000[11]	EN[11]	[11]	Maximum estimate from 1991; numbers have probably fallen.[11]
Giant otter	Pteronura brasiliensis	1,000–5,000[12]	EN[12]	[12]
Hawaiian monk seal	Monachus schauinslandi	1,400[13]	EN[13]	[13]	Numbered 1448 in 1983.[13]
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	1,800[14]	VU[14]	[14]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[14]
Bay cat	Pardofelis badia	2,200[15]	EN[15]	[15]	Maximum estimate.[15]
Dhole	Cuon alpinus	2,500[16]	EN[16]	[16]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[16]
Fossa	Cryptoprocta ferox	2,500[17]	VU[17]	[17]	Maximum estimate.[17]
Andean mountain cat	Leopardus jacobita	2,500[18]	EN[18]	[18]	Maximum estimate.[18]
Grandidier's mongoose	Galidictis grandidieri	2,650–3,540[19]	EN[19]	[19]
Tiger	Panthera tigris	3,890[20]	EN[20]	[20]
Island fox	Urocyon littoralis	4,001[21]	NT	[21]
Sunda clouded leopard	Neofelis diardi	4,500[22]	VU[22]	[22]	Maximum estimate.[5]
African wild dog	Lycaon pictus	6,600[23]	EN[23]	[23]
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	7,100[24]	VU[24]	[24]	Estimate is for mature individuals only. Number may reach as high as 10,000.[24]
Snow leopard	Panthera uncia	7,460–7,980[25]	VU[25]	[25]
Brown hyena	Hyaena brunnea	8,000[26]	NT[26]	[26]
Eurasian lynx	Lynx lynx	8,000[27]	LC[27]	[27]
Marbled cat	Pardofelis marmorata	10,000[28]	VU[28]	[28]	Maximum estimate.[28]
Rusty-spotted cat	Prionailurus rubiginosus	10,000[29]	VU[29]	[29]
Clouded leopard	Neofelis nebulosa	10,000[30]	VU[30]	[30]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[30]
Red panda	Ailurus fulgens	10,000[31]	VU[31]	[31]
African golden cat	Caracal aurata	10,000[32]	NT[32]	[32]	Minimum estimate for mature individuals.[32]
Kodkod	Leopardus guigna	18,000[33]	VU[33]	[33]	Maximum estimate.[33]
Chinese mountain cat	F. silvestris bieti	10,000[34]	VU[34]	[34]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[34]
Galápagos fur seal	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	10,000–15,000[35]	EN[35]	[35]	Down from 30,000–40,000 in 1978.[35]
New Zealand sea lion	Phocarctos hookeri	11,855[36]	EN[36]	[36]
Juan Fernández fur seal	Arctocephalus philippii	12,000[37]	NT[37]	[37]	Estimate is from the early 1990s; numbers appear to be increasing.[37]
Australian sea lion	Neophoca cinerea	13,790[38]	EN[38]	[38]
Striped hyena	Hyaena hyaena	14,000[39]	NT[39]	[39]		|
Sechuran fox	Lycalopex sechurae	15,000[40]	NT[40]	Unknown[40]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[40]
Guadalupe fur seal	Arctocephalus townsendi	15,000–17,000[41]	NT[41]	[41]	Numbered 200 – 500 in the 1950s.[41]
Leopard seal	Hydrurga leptonyx	18,000[42]	LC[42]	Unknown[42]
Lion	Panthera leo	20,000[43]	VU[43]	[43]	Comprises two subspecies in Africa and Asia. The Asiatic lion numbers an estimated 650.[44]
Sloth bear	Melursus ursinus	20,000[45]	VU[45]	[45]	Maximum estimate.[45]
Galápagos sea lion	Zalophus wollebaeki	20,000–40,000[46]	EN[46]	[46]
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	22,000–31,000[47]	VU[47]	[47]
Maned wolf	Chrysocyon brachyurus	23,600[48]	NT[48]	Unknown[48]
Spotted hyena	Crocuta crocuta	27,000–47,000[49]	LC[49]	[49]	Tentative estimate.[49]
Leopard	Panthera pardus	75,000[50]	VU[50]
Baikal seal	Pusa sibirica	80,000–100,000[51]	LC[51]	[51]
Sea otter	Enhydra lutris	106,822[52]	EN[52]	[52]
Bush dog	Speothos venaticus	110,000[53]	NT[53]	[53]	Considered an overestimate.[53]
Caspian seal	Pusa caspica	111,000[54]	EN[54]	[54]	Once numbered over 1,000,000.[54]
Ross seal	Ommatophoca rossii	130,000[55]	LC[55]	Unknown[55]
Steller sea lion	Eumetopias jubatus	143,000[56]	NT[56]	[56]	Divided into two subspecies: Western Steller (78,000) and Loughlin's Steller (65,000).[56]
Northern elephant seal	Mirounga angustirostris	171,000[57]	LC[57]	[57]	Numbered 113,000 in 1991.[57]
New Zealand fur seal	Arctocephalus forsteri	200,000[58]	LC[58]	[58]
Brown bear	Ursus arctos	200,000[59]	LC[59]	[59]	Minimum estimate. Russia has the largest number of brown bears, believed to exceed 100,000, while estimates in the U.S. are around 33,000 (most in Alaska), Canada 25,000, and Europe (excluding Russia) 14,000.[59]
South American sea lion	Otaria flavescens	250,000[60]	LC[60]	[60]	Minimum estimate.[60]
South American fur seal	Arctocephalus australis	250,000–300,000[61]	LC[61]	[61]
California sea lion	Zalophus californianus	180,000[62]	LC[62]	[62]
Subantarctic fur seal	Arctocephalus tropicalis	200,000[63]	LC[63]	[63]	[63]
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	300,000[64]	LC	Unknown
Weddell seal	Leptonychotes weddellii	300,000[65]	LC[65]	Unknown[65]	[65]
Harbor seal	Phoca vitulina	315,000[66]	LC[66]	style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; font-size: smaller; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="unknown table-unknown"|Unknown[66]
Grey seal	Halichoerus grypus	316,000[67]	LC[67]	[67]
Southern elephant seal	Mirounga leonina	325,000[68]	LC[68]	Unknown[68]	Latest global estimates are from the mid-1990s.[68]
Hooded seal	Cystophora cristata	340,000[69]	VU[69]	[69]	One population in the Northwest Atlantic and another in the Northeast. The latter population has declined 85-90% in the past 60 years for unknown reasons.[69]
Northern fur seal	Callorhinus ursinus	650,000[70]	VU[70]	[70]
American black bear	Ursus americanus	950,000[71]	LC[71]	[71]	Numbers are believed to be twice that of all other bears combined.[71]
Brown fur seal	Arctocephalus pusillus	1,060,000[72]	LC[72]	[72]	Divided into two subspecies: Cape and Australian.[72]
Crabeater seal	Lobodon carcinophaga	4,000,000[73]	LC[73]	Unknown[73]	[73]
Harp seal	Pagophilus groenlandicus	4,500,000[74]	LC[74]	[74]	[74]
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Unknown[75]	LC		Estimates are uncertain because a coordinated worldwide census has never been conducted.[75]
Cat (domestic)	Felis catus	600,000,000[76]	Domesticated	[76]	2007 estimate
Dog (domestic)	C. lupus familiaris	900,000,000[77]	Domesticated	[77]

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