Small Wild Cats List

The bottom three cats are the smallest with probably the Rusty-spotted cat pictured above the smallest of all wild cat species but there is not a lot of research so the figures for the rarer wild cats are open to amendment.

Small wild cats list. Small wild cats of Africa. Here is a list of the wild cats of North America. Small Wildcats of Europe and Asia.

The smallest wild cats in the world including the Sand cat of the Sahara the Flat-headed cat of Southeast Asia and the Margay of Central. Different types of research studies have also proved this fact that these cats are smallest wild cats in the world. The Leopardus guigna is the smallest species of wild cat living in the Americas.

In fact this species only has a size of a domestic cat. African golden cat Profelis aurata Asian golden cat Catopuma temminckil Asian leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis Black footed cat Felis nigripes Borneo bay cat Pardofelis badia Borneo clouded leopard Borneocat Neofelis diardi. But in their long coat Pallas cat look bigger.

A rare small wild species that are outnumbered by other wild cats on its native island of Borneo which is divided into Malaysia Brunei and IndonesiaWith the remains of one first mistaken for those of an Asian golden cat but actually much smaller in size it was determined that both had a common ancestor that diverged for 49 to 53 million years way before. Female Toyger cats weigh between 7 and 10 pounds and the males are 10-15 pounds. Small Wild Cats as Pets.

They are found in the moist temperate forests of the Andean and Coastal ranges. The most noticeable feature of Pallas cats is their long beautiful coat. In Chile they share the range with the Geoffroys cat hence are found less.

Wild Cat Common Name Wild Cat Species Name Wild Cat Continent Range. The black footed cat is one of the worlds smallest wild cat species and the smallest found in Africa. The black-footed cats are also considered as rare wild cat species.