List of largest cats
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This is a list of extant species in the Felidae family, which aims to evaluate their size, ordered by maximum reported weight and length or height, in wild individuals on record. The list does not contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon, nor extinct species such as Panthera fossilis and Smilodon populator, which exceeded living felids in size.[1][2]
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 (pounds) | Maximum weight kg (pounds) | Length range (m) | Maximum length (m)[a] | Shoulder height (cm) | Native range by continent(s) | Range map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger | Panthera tigris |  | 126–221[3] (277–487) | 317 (699) (Verified)[4]
387.8 (854) (Verified)[5] |
2.3–3.9[6] | 4.0[7][8] | 70–110[9] | Asia |  |
| 2 | Lion | Panthera leo | _(30941994012).jpg) | 160–195[10][11] (352–429) | 313 (690) (Verified);[12][13][14] 272 (600) (Unverified)[14][b] | 2.7–3.5[15] | 3.9[13] | 90–135[16] | Africa, Asia |  |
| 3 | Jaguar | Panthera onca | _male_Three_Brothers_River.JPG) | 56.1–104.5[17] (123.6–230.3) | 148 (326)[18] | 1.8–2.7[19] | 2.8[20] | 68–80[21] | North and South America |  |
| 4 | Cougar | Puma concolor | .jpg) | 53.1–71[17] (117–156) | 105.2 (231) (Verified)[22]
125.2 (275) (Unverified)[23] |
1.5–2.4[24] | 2.8[25] | 53–88[26] | North and South America |  |
| 5 | Leopard | Panthera pardus | .jpg) | 30–65.8[27][28] (66–143) | 108 (238)[29] | 1.6–2.3[30] | 2.75[31][32] | 44–78[33] | Africa, Europe and Asia |  |
| 6 | Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus |  | 36.7–54.1[34][35] (80–119) | 69 (152)[36] | 1.5–2.3[37] | 2.5[38][39][40] | 77–94[41] | Africa, Asia | .png) |
| 7 | Snow leopard | Panthera uncia |  | 30–39[42] (66–85) | 53.8 (118)[43] | 1.6–2.1[44] | 2.5[45][46] | 60–66[47] | Asia |  |
| 8 | Clouded leopard | Neofelis nebulosa(diardi)?[c] |  | 16–23[48] (35–50) | 26 (57)[48] | 1.2–1.6[49] | 1.9[50] | 46–56[51] | Asia |  |
| 9 | Eurasian lynx | Lynx lynx | .jpg) | 17.4–21.7[17] (38–47) | 45 (99)[52] | 0.8–1.3[53] | 1.5[54][55] | 60–71[56] | Asia, Europe |  |
| 10 | Bobcat | Lynx rufus |  |
6.4–18.3 (14–40) | 22.2 (49)(Verified)[57] 27 (59)(Unverified)[58] | 0.475–1.25 | 1.30 | 30–60 | North America |  |
Explanatory notes
- This refers to the length including the tail. Note that lengths given as "between the pegs" generally include the tail.
- The largest known lion measured 3.35 m (11 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.
- The debate on whether the Sunda clouded leopard is simply a subspecies of the clouded leopard is still ongoing; as such it seems best to keep these two species as the same.[citation needed]