Below is a table with the largest wild cats in the world, including their names, weight, length and height at the withers.
Name | 2,7 – 3,8 | to 115 | 180 – 300 | 100 – 170 | The largest wild cat in the world. Listed in the Red Book. |
2,7 – 3,3 | to 115 | 230 – 280 | 140 – 190 | It has the largest fangs of the cat family (over 8 cm), and its roar can be heard at a distance of up to 3 meters. | |
Lev | 1,7 – 2,5 | to 120 | 150 – 250 | 120 – 180 | In terms of shoulder height, it ranks first among all cats. |
Jaguar | 1,5 – 2,5 | to 75 | 90 – 120 | 60 – 80 | The largest wild cat in South America. |
Puma | 1 – 1,9 | to 80 | 60 – 80 | 45 – 65 | The second largest cat in America (part of the world). |
Leopard | 0,9 – 1,6 | to 75 | 60 – 75 | 30 – 65 | It has a long tail, which is more than half of the entire body length. |
Cheetah | 1,1 – 1,4 | to 90 | 40 – 65 | 35 – 50 | The fastest of all land mammals (from 0 to 100 km / h in 3 seconds). |
1,9 – 2,3 | to 60 | 45 – 55 | 25 – 40 | The largest cat living in the mountains of Central Asia. | |
0,8 – 1,3 | to 70 | 18 – 30 | 15 – 20 | The largest cat that inhabits European forests, which is why it is often called the Eurasian. |
Note: worth highlighting separately league – the result of crossing a tigress and a lion. It is the largest representative of the cat family, the largest living animal (Hercules) weighs 450 kg. In the wild, ligers are not found, since tigresses and lions cannot meet in the natural environment due to their different habitats.