List of largest cats


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.

List

Following list contains size measurements for wild adult males of each species:
RankCommon nameScientific nameImageWeight range kg Maximum weight kg Length range Maximum length Shoulder height Native range by continentRange map
1TigerPanthera tigris126–221 317
387.8
2.3–3.94.070–110Asia
2LionPanthera leo160–195 313 ; 272 2.7–3.53.87590–135Africa, Asia
3JaguarPanthera onca56.1–104.5 148 1.8–2.72.868–80North and South America
4CougarPuma concolor53.1–71 105.2
125.2
1.5–2.42.853–88North and South America
5LeopardPanthera pardus30–65.8 108 1.6–2.32.7544–78Africa, Europe and Asia
6CheetahAcinonyx jubatus36.7–54.1 69 1.5–2.32.577–94Africa, Asia
7Snow leopardPanthera uncia30–39 53.8 1.6–2.12.560–66Asia
8Clouded leopardNeofelis nebulosa?16–23 26 1.2–1.61.946–56Asia
9Eurasian lynxLynx lynx17.4–21.7 45 0.8–1.31.560–71Asia, Europe
10BobcatLynx rufus6.4–18.3 22.2 27 0.475–1.251.3030–60North America

Explanatory notes