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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/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) Shoulder height (cm) Native range by continent(s) Range map
1 Tiger Panthera tigris 126–221 317 (Verified)

387.8 (Unverified)

2.3–3.9 4.0 70–110 Asia
2 Lion Panthera leo 160–195 313 (Verified); 360 (Unverified) 2.7–3.5 3.875 90–135 Africa, Asia
3 Jaguar Panthera onca 56.1–104.5 148 1.8–2.7 2.8 68–80 North and South America
4 Cougar Puma concolor 53.1–71 105.2 (Verified)

125.2 (Unverified)

1.5–2.4 2.8 53–88 North and South America
5 Leopard Panthera pardus 30–65.8 108 1.6–2.3 2.75 44–78 Africa, Europe and Asia
6 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus 36.7–54.1 69 1.5–2.3 2.5 77–94 Africa, Asia
7 Snow leopard Panthera uncia 42 53.8 1.6–2.1 2.5 60–66 Asia
8 Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx 17.4–21.7 38 80–1.3 1.5 60–71 Asia, Europe
9 Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa(diardi)? 16–23 26 1.2–1.6 1.9 46–56 Asia
10 Caracal Caracal caracal 9.8–14.5 19 0.78–1.08 1.08 40–50 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 two species as the same.

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