List of largest cats

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.

List

Rank	Common name	Scientific name	Image	Weight range (kg)	Maximum weight (kg)	Maximum length (m)[lower-alpha 1]	Native range by continent(s)
1	Tiger	Panthera tigris		90-300[1]	388.78(in the wild, unverified)[2]	4.17[3]	Asia
2	Lion	Panthera leo		160-270[lower-alpha 2]	375(in the wild;[5][6] disputed)[7][lower-alpha 3]	3.64	Asia, Africa, Europe
3	Jaguar	Panthera onca		56-120	160[8][9]	2.6	North and South America
4	Cougar	Puma concolor		53-100	125.2[10]	2.8[10]	North and South America
5	Leopard	Panthera pardus		17-90	96.5[9]	2.75[11][12]	Asia, Africa, Europe
6	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus		20-60	72[13]	2.1[8]	Africa, Asia, Europe
7	Snow leopard	Panthera uncia		22-55	75[14][15]	2.5[14][15]	Asia
8	Eurasian lynx	Lynx lynx		15-45	38[16]	1.5[8][17]	Asia, Europe
9	Sunda clouded leopard	Neofelis diardi		12-26	27	1.3	Asia
10	Clouded leopard	Neofelis nebulosa		11.5-23	23	1.08	Asia

Notes

1. This refers to the length including the tail. Note that lengths given as "between the pegs" generally include the tail.
2. 187–260 kg (411.3–575.0 lb) in Southern Africa, 175 kg-255 kg(386 lb-565 lb) in East Africa, 160–190 kg (350–420 lb) in India[4]
3. 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 in 1973.

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