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Small wild cats
African wildcat The slim, long-legged wildcat of Africa and western Asia from which the domestic cat descends, listed as Least Concern. Andean mountain cat A rare, pale grey cat of the high Andes that feeds almost entirely on mountain viscachas, listed as Endangered. Asiatic wildcat The spotted wildcat of western and Central Asia, a subspecies of the African wildcat, covered by that species' Least Concern listing. Bay cat A chestnut-red cat found only on Borneo and seldom seen in the wild, listed as Endangered. Black-footed cat One of the smallest wild cats, found only in the dry grasslands of southern Africa and remaining Vulnerable after a 2026 reassessment. Chinese mountain cat A sand-coloured wildcat found only on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, listed as Vulnerable and among the least-known cats in the world. European wildcat A stocky, thick-furred forest cat of Europe, the Caucasus and Turkey that is a distinct species from the house cat, listed as Least Concern. Flat-headed cat A small, fish-eating cat of lowland wetlands in Southeast Asia with a long flattened head and webbed feet, listed as Endangered. Geoffroy's cat A house-cat-sized spotted cat of southern South America, hunted heavily for fur until the 1980s and now listed as Least Concern. Jaguarundi A long-bodied, short-legged, plain-coated cat of the Americas that hunts by day, moved to Near Threatened in 2026. Kodkod The smallest wild cat in the Americas, living in the temperate rainforests of Chile and Argentina, moved to Least Concern in 2025. Leopard cat A widespread, spotted, house-cat-sized forest cat of mainland Asia and the parent species of the Bengal breed, listed as Least Concern. Margay A slender, long-tailed spotted cat of Neotropical forests that spends much of its life in the trees, listed as Near Threatened. Northern tiger cat (oncilla) A small spotted cat of Central and northern South American forests, listed as Vulnerable and now at the centre of a taxonomic shake-up. Pallas's cat (manul) A stocky, long-furred cat of Central Asian steppe and rocky highlands with a flat face and low ears, listed as Least Concern. Pampas cat A grassland and highland cat of South America with a bushy tail and variable coat, listed as Near Threatened and under taxonomic review. Rusty-spotted cat One of the smallest wild cats in the world, a rusty-flecked forest and scrub cat of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, listed as Near Threatened. Sand cat A small, pale desert cat with huge ears and furred paws, able to live in some of the hottest and driest places on Earth, listed as Least Concern. Southern tiger cat A small spotted cat of the Atlantic Forest and neighbouring woodland of southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, listed as Vulnerable. Sunda leopard cat A small spotted cat of Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali and the Philippines, split from the leopard cat in 2017 and not yet assessed separately by the Red List.
Population figures are estimates from the year shown and change as surveys are repeated.