Table e1.
Taxonomy and Conservation Status of Felidae
| Genus | Species | Common Names | Red List Statusa, b | Year Assessed | Population Trends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acinonyx | jubatus | Cheetah, Hunting Leopard | Vuc | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Caracal | aurata | African Golden Cat, Golden Cat | VU | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Caracal | caracal | Caracal, African Caracal, Asian Caracal, Desert Lynx | LC | 2016 | Unknown |
| Catopuma | badia | Borneo Bay Cat, Bay Cat, Bornean Bay Cat | EN | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Catopuma | temminckii | Asiatic Golden Cat, Golden Cat, Temminck’s Cat | NT | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Felis | bieti | Chinese Mountain Cat, Chinese Alpine Steppe Cat, Chinese Desert Cat, Chinese Steppe Cat, Grass Cat | VU | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Felis | chaus | Jungle Cat, Reed Cat, Swamp Cat | LC | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Felis | margarita | Sand Cat, Sand Dune Cat | LC | 2016 | Unknown |
| Felis | nigripes | Black-footed Cat, Small-spotted Cat | VU | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Felis | silvestris | Wild Cat, Wildcat | LC | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Herpailurus | yagouaroundi | Jaguarundi, Eyra Cat | LC | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Leopardus | colocolo | Pampas Cat, Chilean Pampa Cat | NT | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Leopardus | geoffroyi | Geoffroy’s Cat | LC | 2015 | Stable |
| Leopardus | guigna | Guiña, Chilean Cat, Kodkod | VU | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Leopardus | guttulus | Southern Tiger Cat, Southern Little Spotted Cat | VU | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Leopardus | jacobita | Andean Cat, Andean Mountain Cat, Mountain Cat | EN | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Leopardus | pardalis | Ocelot | LC | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Leopardus | tigrinus | Northern Tiger Cat | VU | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Leopardus | wiedii | Margay, Tree Ocelot | NT | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Leptailurus | serval | Serval | LC | 2015 | Stable |
| Lynx | canadensis | Canada Lynx, American Lynx | LC | 2016 | Stable |
| Lynx | lynx | Eurasian Lynx | LC | 2015 | Stable |
| Lynx | pardinus | Iberian Lynx, Pardel Lynx, Spanish Lynx | EN | 2015 | Increasing |
| Lynx | rufus | Bobcat, Bay Lynx | LC | 2016 | Stable |
| Neofelis | diardi | Sunda Clouded Leopard, Enkuli Clouded Leopard, Sunda Clouded Leopard, Sunda Islands Clouded Leopard, Sundaland Clouded Leopard | VU | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Neofelis | nebulosa | Clouded Leopard | VU | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Otocolobus | manul | Pallas’s Cat, Manul | NT | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Panthera | leo | Lion, African Lion | VU | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Panthera | onca | Jaguar | NT | 2008 | Decreasing |
| Panthera | pardus | Leopard | VU | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Panthera | tigris | Tiger | ENc | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Panthera | uncia | Snow Leopard, Ounce | EN | 2008 | Decreasing |
| Pardofelis | marmorata | Marbled Cat | NT | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Prionailurus | bengalensis | Leopard Cat, Iriomote Cat | LCc | 2015 | Stable |
| Prionailurus | planiceps | Flat-headed Cat | EN | 2015 | Decreasing |
| Prionailurus | rubiginosus | Rusty-spotted Cat | NT | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Prionailurus | viverrinus | Fishing Cat | VU | 2016 | Decreasing |
| Puma | concolor | Puma, Cougar, Deer Tiger, Mountain Lion, Red Tiger | LC | 2015 | Decreasing |
a
En, Endangered; LC, least concern; NT, near threatened; VU, vulnerable.
b
Status is periodically reviewed, see www.IUCNredlist.org for more detail and current status.
c
Some subspecies are currently listed as critically endangered (CR), such as the Asiatic cheetah, Malayan tiger, South China tiger, Sumatran tiger, and Iriomote cat; see www.IUCNredlist.org for more detail and current status.