MadSci Network: Zoology
Query:

Re: HOW MANY CATS ARE THERE IN THE WORLD?

Date: Fri Feb 11 08:09:20 2000
Posted By: Janet Hoff, Staff, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 950057233.Zo
Message:

There are 64 million house cats in America. The total number of cats in the world is not recorded. There is limited biological data on all of the wild cats due to the difficulty in tracting the often times elusive (or shy) behavior of many of the breeds. There are 36 species of wild cats. Most species are further divided into subspecies, based on physical distinction and/or geographic separation Leopard (Panthera pardus) Amur leopard (P.p.orientalis) Northern Chinese leopard (P.p.japonensis) African leopard (P.p.pardus) Asian leopard Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Tiger (Panthera tigris) Cougar (Puma concolor) Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) Margay (Leopardus wiedii) Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouarundi) Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) Serval (Leptailurus serval) Caracal (Caracal caracal) Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Lynx (Lynx lynx) Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) Other Cat Species * African golden cat (Profelis aurata) * Andean mountain cat (Oreailurus jacobita) * Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) * Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) * Bornean bay cat (Catopuma badia) * Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis) * Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) * Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti) * Flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) * Geoffroys cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi) * Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) * Jungle cat (Felis chaus) * Kodkod (Oncifelis guigna) * Lion (Panthera leo) * Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) * Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) * Pampas cat (Oncifelis colocolo) * Pallas cat (Otocolobus manul) * Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) * Sand cat (Felis margarita) * Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) * Wildcat (Felis silvestris) Learn about each of these species at http://www.cathouse-fcc.or g/catsinfo.html For a worksheet summary for global cat species go to http://lynx.uio.no/catfolk/ There is also great info on cats at: http://zebu.cvm.msu.ed u/~dawsonbr/welcome.htm www.primenet.com/~brendel/


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