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Cat mammal list ranking

Although there is much more to mammalwatching than listing species, it is – for many of us – a fun way to track our effort. Mammal listing is nothing more than a friendly competition. But I believe it can motivate mammalwatchers and also lead to a more interactive and lively community. So if you have a list please share it here. Any questions about what people have seen or where? Just click on their list and ask them.

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Catwatching rankings

#

Name

No. of species

List

Latest observations

1

Phil
Telfer

37

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Marbled Cat, Deramakot June 24.Snow Leopard and Clouded Leopard, Bay Cat at Deramakot. European Lynx in Sweden in the daytime.

2

Andreas
Jonsson

35

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May 2024: Great success in Chile; Andean mountain cat and Garlepp's Pampas cat in Lauca NP, Kodkod on Chiloe island and Puma in Torres del Paine.

3

Stuart
Chapman

34

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2025 highlights: Northern oncilla in Colombia; 2024 highlights : Andean mountain cat and Garlepp's pampas cat in Chile; Eurasian lynx in Estonia. 2023 highlights: Puma and jaguarundi in Bolivia and Geoffroy's cat in Paraguay. Previous highlights include Asian Golden cat and Snow Leopard in India; Sunda Clouded Leopard and Marbled cat in Borneo and Pallas's cat in Mongolia.

4

Chris
Daniels

32

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Eurasian Lynx in Gouli, Qinghai, China; Chinese Mountain Cat in Ruoergai, Sichuan, China; Mainland Leopard Cat in Tangjiahe, Sichuan, China; African Golden Cat - Kibale NP, Uganda. *My list and total include Domestic Cat.

5

Jon
Hall

31

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Latest was a Bay Cat in Borneo in July 2022, other highlights include Asian Golden Cat in Bhutan, Andean Mountain Cat in Chile and all three Lynxes. September 26 2024

6

Martin
Royle

30

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Sand Cat (latest cat), Jaguarundi, Snow Leopard, Pallas's Cat, Northern Colocolo and Asiatic Golden Cat all highlights

7

John
Wright

29

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Marbled Cat in Borneo June 2024, Jaguar, Jaguarundi, Pantanal Cat in Brazil, Chinese Mountain and Pallas's Cat in China in 2018. Cats seen on general wildlife trips not specifically for cat species. I don't count domestic cat on my list.

8

Janco
van Gelderen

29

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Rusty spotted cat India, all four lynxes, jaguarundi, puma, jaguar, snowleopard, sand cat. Count depending on counting Jon, with domestic cat, to be discussed I guess?

9

Romain
Bocquier

26

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Fishing cat and Rusty spotted cat in Sri Lanka

10

Jean
Dille

26

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Mainland Leopard Cat ( Cat Tien, Vietnam, January 2024). I do not count the domestic cat.

11

Jonathan
Newman

24

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Flat-headed Cat

12

Samuel
Marlin

22

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August 2023: Fishing cats in Sri Lanka. Previous highlights were snow leopard in Hemis, Pumas in Torres del Paine, Black-footed cat in Marrick SA and Canadian lynx in Minnesota

13

Lennart
Verheuvel

22

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I do not count domestic cats. Highlights include watching a Snow Leopard on eye level at close distance also watching them mate for a day. Sneaking up on a Pallas' Cat. Watching 3 full-grown Puma cubs up close while on foot. Watching a Bornean Clouded Leopard.

14

Jon
Swenson

20

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My highlight was unexpectedly catching a mountain lion while trapping American black bears during a research project. Latest obersveration is snow leopard.

15

Cathy
Pasterczyk

17

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Eight Jaguars in two days in the Pantanal, Brazil. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXCuWvJeE-g titled Pixána Catches a Capybara.

16

Nick
Cox

17

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October 2022 - Bobcat and marbled cat

17

Steve
Babbs

16

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Most recent Ocelot

18

Greg
Easton

16

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Bolivia

19

Terry
Reis

16

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Most recent species was either Pallas's Cat or Chinese Mountain Cat in 2019. Can't remember the order of observation, though probably Pallas's. Are we expected to include feral Domestic Cats in our lists? I've done so, they're not difficult in Australia but do wonder why.

20

Simon
van der Meulen

15

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2024: Caracal in Oman (November), Sunda Leopard Cat in Sabah (August), Lynx in Poland (March) and Fishing Cat in Sri Lanka (February)

21

Tomer

15

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Latest species was Geoffroy's cat in 2022; highlights have been of course snow leopard in Ladakh and marbled cat on Borneo

22

Alex
Meyer

15

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2024: Sand Cat 2023: Cheetah. Previous years include Jaguar, Tiger, Kodkod, Sunda Leopard Cat and Serval (take that Tomer haha!)

23

Sandra
Stewart

12

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Serval (melanistic) in Amboselli N P 15th January 2025. Looking for Iberian Lynx, Snow Leopard, Pallas's Cat & African Golden Cat this year.

24

Jillis
Roos

10

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Caracal

25

Sandra
Heldstab

10

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wild ocelots last year and hopefully the first black-footed cat in November

26

Tullio
de Boer

10

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Northern Oncilla

27

Leo
Boon

7

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European Wild Cat on the garden list!

28

Becky
Royle

7

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Serval, Lion, Leopard, Sunda Leopard Cat, Flat-headed Cat, Domestic Cat, Eurasian Wild Cat

29

Jonas
Livet

6

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Update 05/2023: 6 felid species seen in the wild, total 34 felid species seen including ones in captive settings

30

William
Lewis

5

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Latest - 4 species in East Africa. Highlights include Bobcat and Melanistic Leopard

31

Martin
Fichtler

5

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No recent observations and no highlights

32

Tiger
Royle

5

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Lion, Leopard, Serval, Eurasian wild cat, Domestic cat

33

Kyle
Smith

4

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I saw lions (Panthera leo), leopards (Panthera pardus), cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in South Africa in 2014 (and have also seen various feral domestic cats)

34

Moses
Swanson-Mwamasika

4

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Highllights. Lions seen in 8 protected places, Leopard and Cheetah in Tarangire, and a fishing cat in Thailand.

35

Warren
Gilson

4

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October 2024 : Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, African Wildcat

36

Diedert
Koppenol

3

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Jungle Cat (list excluding 'category C' so no Domestic Cat)

37

Waskito
Wibowo

3

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Leopard in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia (11 March 2023)

38

Michael
Johnson

3

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Latest observation and highlight was the leopard sighting in Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda last February.

39

Lars Michael
Nielsen

3

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Two European Lynx kittens near my house in Sweden, finding them is a highlight as well... Only been "cat watching" in Europe