List of largest cats

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This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant

cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon
.

List

Following list contains size (weight and length) measurements for wild adult males of each species:

Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range (kg) Maximum weight (kg) Length range (m) Maximum length (m)[a] Shoulder height (cm) Native range by continent(s) Range map
1 Tiger Panthera tigris
126-221[1] 317 (Verified)[2]

387.8 (Unverified)[3]

2.3-3.9[4] 4.0 [5] [6] 70-110 [7] Asia
2 Lion Panthera leo
160–195[8][9] 313 (Verified);[10][11][12][page needed] 360 (Unverified) [12][page needed] [b] 2.7-3.5[13] 3.875[11] 90-135[14] Africa, Asia
3 Jaguar Panthera onca
56.1–104.5[15] 148[16] 1.8-2.7[17] 2.8 [18] 68-80[19] North and South America
4 Cougar Puma concolor
53.1-71[15] 105.2(Verified)[20]

125.2(unverified)[21]

1.5-2.4[22] 2.8[23] 53-88[24] North and South America
5 Leopard Panthera pardus
30–65.8[25][26] 108[27] 1.6-2.3[28] 2.75[29][30] 44-78 [31] Africa, Europe and Asia
6 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
36.7-54.1[32][33] 69[34] 1.5-2.3[35] 2.5 [36] [37][38] 77-94cm[39] Africa, Asia
7 Snow leopard Panthera uncia
42[40] 53.8[41] 1.6-2.1[42] 2.5[43][44] 60-66[45] Asia
8 Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx
17.4-21.7[15] 38[46] 80-1.3 [47] 1.5[48][49] 60-71[50] Asia, Europe
9 Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa(diardi)?[c]
16-23[51] 26[51] 1.2-1.6[52] 1.9[53] 46-56[54] Asia
10 Caracal Caracal caracal
9.8-14.5[15] 19[55] 0.78-1.08[55] 1.08[55] 40-50[56] Africa, Asia

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ This refers to the length including the tail. Note that lengths given as "between the pegs" generally include the tail.
  2. ^ The largest known lion measured 3.35 m (11.0 ft). An exceptionally heavy male lion near Mount Kenya weighed 272 kg (600 lb). The longest wild lion reportedly was a male shot near Mucusso National Park in southern Angola
  3. ^ The debate on if the Sunda Clouded Leopard is simply a subspecies of the Clouded Leopard is still ongoing, as such it seems best to keep these 2 species as the same

References

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  8. ^ https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/454387/fevo-07-00312-HTML/image_m/fevo-07-00312-t001.jpg
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  13. ^ "African Lion Facts". ZSL.org. Zoological Society of London.
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  37. ^ "About Cheetahs". Cheetah.org. They can measure from 40 to 60 inches in length, measured from the head to the hind quarters. The tail can add a further 24 to 32 inches bringing the total overall length up to 7.5 feet.
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  46. ^ "Lynx and Bobcat". SanDiegoZoo.org. San Diego Zoo Global.
  47. ^ "Eurasian Lynx". WildCatConservation.org. 21 December 2012.
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