I am not counting—but just how many cats have I seen in the wild?
I do not make consolidated lists of mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians we have seen in different parts of the world. Listing, especially world listing, can become addictive and, ultimately, pointless. Our aim is at seeing and experiencing where animals live and their various modes of life. However, a few weeks ago I was reading the recent revised taxonomy of the cats and I thought, how many cats have we actually seen in the wild, with the two recently added in China?
Well, here is the list. It began in Kenya in 1991:
| Scientific Name | Common Nme |
|---|
| Felis chaus | Jungle Cat |
Felis bieti | Chinese Mountain Cat |
| Felis silvestris | European Wildcat |
| Felis lybica | African Wildcat |
| Otocolobus manul | Pallas's Cat |
| Prionailurus bengalensis | Leopard Cat |
| Prionailurus javanensis | Sunda Leopard Cat |
| Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah |
| Herpailurus yagouaroundi | Jaguarundi |
| Leopardus pardalis | Ocelot |
| Panthera tigris | Tiger |
| Panthera onca | Jaguar |
| Panthera leo | Lion |
| Panthera pardus | Leopard |
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| Leopard. Kenya 1991 |
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| Cheetahs. Botswana 2001 |
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| Lion. Zambia 2007 |
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| Asiatic Lion. India 2015 |
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| Jaguar. Brazil 2017 |
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