Size: Scientific Name: Conservation Status: CITES Listing: Natural Habitat: Global Wild Population: Human Uses: | 130 – 190 kg Panthera Leo Vulnerable Appendix II African savannah ± 20,000 Tourism, trophy hunting, bone trade |
FUN FACT!
Lions are the only cats that live in groups or families, called Prides.
FUN FACT!
An adult lion’s roar can be heard up to 8 km away.
Size: Scientific Name: Conservation Status: CITES Listing: Natural Habitat: Global Wild Population: Human Uses: | 130 – 350 kg Panthera Tigris Endangered Appendix I Asian forests ± 3,900 Tourism, trophy hunting, skins, (illegal) bone trade |
FUN FACT!
Tigers are great swimmers and love the water, unlike other big cat species
FUN FACT!
No two tigers have the same stripe pattern, they are all unique
Size: Scientific Name: Conservation Status: CITES Listing: Natural Habitat: Global Wild Population: Human Uses: | 21 – 72 kg Acinonyx jubatus Vulnerable Appendix I African savannah ± 7,100 Tourism |
FUN FACT!
Cheetah are the fastest land mammal and can reach speeds as high as 130 km per hour.
FUN FACT!
You can tell a cheetah apart from a leopard by the black lines that run from their inner eye to their mouth.
Size: Scientific Name: Conservation Status: CITES Listing: Natural Habitat: Global Wild Population: Human Uses: | 40 – 90 kg Panthera P. Pardus Vulnerable Appendix I Wide range ± 3,000-12,000 Tourism, trophy hunting, skins |
FUN FACT!
Leopards are often spotted in trees, and are the most skilled climbers of all the big cats.
FUN FACT!
A leopard’s spots aren’t spots at all, but are called “rosettes” because their shape looks like a rose.
Size: Scientific Name: Conservation Status: CITES Listing: Natural Habitat: Global Wild Population: Human Uses: | 7 – 18 kg Leptailurus serval Least Concern Appendix II African savannah Unknown Tourism, trophy hunting, skins |
FUN FACT!
Servals have the longest legs of any cat, relative to their body size.
FUN FACT!
Servals are the most successful hunters of all the big cat species with a 50% success rate, compared to lions which have a 10% success rate.
Size: Scientific Name: Conservation Status: CITES Listing: Natural Habitat: Global Wild Population: Human Uses: | 8 – 19 kg Caracal caracal Least Concern Appendix II African savannah Unknown Tourism, trophy hunting |
FUN FACT!
The long black ear tufts are unique to the caracal, and can get as long as 4.5 cm.
FUN FACT!
Like all cats, a caracal’s whiskers are attached in a unique pattern, like a fingerprint
Size: Genetics: Conservation Value: Reproduction: Natural Habitat: Global Wild Population: Human Uses: | 300 – 400 kg Male lion and female tiger Zero value Most born sterile None – Bred in captivity No evidence of wild ligers Tourism, trophy hunting, bone trade |
