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:| Rank | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Weight range kg | Maximum weight kg | Length range | Maximum length | Shoulder height | Native range by continent | Range map |
| 1 | Tiger | Panthera tigris | 126–221 | 317 387.8 | 2.3–3.9 | 4.0 | 70–110 | Asia | ||
| 2 | Lion | Panthera leo | 160–195 | 313 ; 272 | 2.7–3.5 | 3.875 | 90–135 | Africa, Asia | ||
| 3 | Jaguar | Panthera onca | 56.1–104.5 | 148 | 1.8–2.7 | 2.8 | 68–80 | North and South America | ||
| 4 | Cougar | Puma concolor | 53.1–71 | 105.2 125.2 | 1.5–2.4 | 2.8 | 53–88 | North and South America | ||
| 5 | Leopard | Panthera pardus | 30–65.8 | 108 | 1.6–2.3 | 2.75 | 44–78 | Africa, Europe and Asia | ||
| 6 | Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | 36.7–54.1 | 69 | 1.5–2.3 | 2.5 | 77–94 | Africa, Asia | ||
| 7 | Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | 30–39 | 53.8 | 1.6–2.1 | 2.5 | 60–66 | Asia | ||
| 8 | Clouded leopard | Neofelis nebulosa? | 16–23 | 26 | 1.2–1.6 | 1.9 | 46–56 | Asia | ||
| 9 | Eurasian lynx | Lynx lynx | 17.4–21.7 | 45 | 0.8–1.3 | 1.5 | 60–71 | Asia, Europe | ||
| 10 | Bobcat | Lynx rufus | 6.4–18.3 | 22.2 27 | 0.475–1.25 | 1.30 | 30–60 | North America |