This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant Felidae species, ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. The list does not contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon.

List

Following list contains size (weight and length) measurements for wild adult males of each species:

Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range (kg) Maximum weight (kg) Length range (m) Maximum length (m)[a] Shoulder height (cm) Native range by continent(s) Range map
1 Tiger Panthera tigris
126-221[1] 317 (Verified)[2]

387.8 (Unverified)[3]

2.3-3.9[4] 4.0 [5] [6] 70-110 [7] Asia
2 Lion Panthera leo
160–195[8][9] 313 (Verified);[10][11][12][page needed] 360 (Unverified) [12][page needed] [b] 2.7-3.5[13] 3.875[11] 90-135[14] Africa, Asia
3 Jaguar Panthera onca
56.1–104.5[15] 148[16] 1.8-2.7[17] 2.8 [18] 68-80[19] North and South America
4 Cougar Puma concolor
53.1-71[15] 105.2(Verified)[20]

125.2(unverified)[21]

1.5-2.4[22] 2.8[23] 53-88[24] North and South America
5 Leopard Panthera pardus
30–65.8[25][26] 108[27] 1.6-2.3[28] 2.75[29][30] 44-78 [31] Africa, Europe and Asia
6 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
36.7-54.1[32][33] 69[34] 1.5-2.3[35] 2.5 [36] [37][38] 77-94cm[39] Africa, Asia
7 Snow leopard Panthera uncia
42[40] 53.8[41] 1.6-2.1[42] 2.5[43][44] 60-66[45] Asia
8 Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx
17.4-21.7[15] 38[46] 80-1.3 [47] 1.5[48][49] 60-71[50] Asia, Europe
9 Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa(diardi)?[c]
16-23[51] 26[51] 1.2-1.6[52] 1.9[53] 46-56[54] Asia
10 Caracal Caracal caracal
9.8-14.5[15] 19[55] 0.78-1.08[55] 1.08[55] 40-50[56] Africa, Asia

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ This refers to the length including the tail. Note that lengths given as "between the pegs" generally include the tail.
  2. ^ The largest known lion measured 3.35 m (11.0 ft). An exceptionally heavy male lion near Mount Kenya weighed 272 kg (600 lb). The longest wild lion reportedly was a male shot near Mucusso National Park in southern Angola
  3. ^ The debate on if the Sunda Clouded Leopard is simply a subspecies of the Clouded Leopard is still ongoing, as such it seems best to keep these 2 species as the same

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