I made this map myself, sourced from world population review and other supporting websites. Looking at it now it may be just snow leopard and not leopard and snow leopard…
According to the Wikipedia article, the term ‘big cat’ also includes cheetahs and mountain lions (cougars) although they are not in the genus Panthera.
Karen_Green_607 on
I’m just a friendly human, no big cats here!
Worlds-okayest-viola on
Do jaguars continue to roam in the United States? I thought their current range was more limited.
Alyzez on
Bhutan has as many of those 5 big cats as Africa, Americas and Europe combined (3 out of 5).
Gerolanfalan on
Hate to say it, but this map sucks
You’re highlighting all of Russia for Lions, and all of America for Jaguars?
Not map porn.
trevnj on
mountain lions taking out bikers and hikers not counted, kinda useless. don’t see any jaguars in new jersey! jaguars are in Florida but not too many.
Mispelled-This on
Meh, should be striped for multiple cats instead of a new color.
Fork-in-the-eye on
Cougars and Lynx aren’t big cats? I feel like cougars are bigger than jaguars lol
Dense_Ad6769 on
Wait, Jaguars in Alaska?
tronaldrumptochina on
so mountain lions aren’t a big cat?
Bman1465 on
We’re a proud puma nation surrounded by *lesser felines*
gurganator on
I didn’t know big cats adhere to country borders! Unreal!
Florida would be the place to find wild cats such as puma and bobcats, which could also be found in Canada, so I’m wondering why there was no Puma category to encompass North America.
EmperorThan on
Kyrgyzstan having none while nestled in the middle of all the others that have them is sad.
Parody_of_Self on
Ive lived in puma, cougar, mountain lion, and bobcat territory
The bobcats scared me the most(second only to the boars)
cantonlautaro on
Chile, however, does have the pew-ma, principal of the mountain.
kalam4z00 on
Surprised by the lack of snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan. What makes them avoid it?
PM_ME_FIRE_PICS on
Using national / political boundaries to describe the range of wild animals is so fucking stupid. Please show me jaguars in Alaska or Hawaii.
Chance-Ear-9772 on
Cambodia surprised me. Not even leopards? That’s really strange to me.
ccollier43 on
Interesting map
Do mountain lions/cougars not count as big cats then? Would they be #6 maybe?
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Nice! Thank you.
India also has elephants, rhinos.
Truly a nation with most large mammals
Yes! I’m a proud jaguar.
According to the Wikipedia article, the term ‘big cat’ also includes cheetahs and mountain lions (cougars) although they are not in the genus Panthera.
I’m just a friendly human, no big cats here!
Do jaguars continue to roam in the United States? I thought their current range was more limited.
Bhutan has as many of those 5 big cats as Africa, Americas and Europe combined (3 out of 5).
Hate to say it, but this map sucks
You’re highlighting all of Russia for Lions, and all of America for Jaguars?
Not map porn.
mountain lions taking out bikers and hikers not counted, kinda useless. don’t see any jaguars in new jersey! jaguars are in Florida but not too many.
Meh, should be striped for multiple cats instead of a new color.
Cougars and Lynx aren’t big cats? I feel like cougars are bigger than jaguars lol
Wait, Jaguars in Alaska?
so mountain lions aren’t a big cat?
We’re a proud puma nation surrounded by *lesser felines*
I didn’t know big cats adhere to country borders! Unreal!
Poor bobcats ignored – too little
Mountain lion is very much so a big cat.
Based on the latest data, jaguars do not currently have a viable wild breeding population in the United States. [source](https://panthera.org/blog-post/jaguars-united-states-your-questions-answered#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20latest%20data,Jaguar%20Conservation%20Unit%20in%20Mexico)
Florida would be the place to find wild cats such as puma and bobcats, which could also be found in Canada, so I’m wondering why there was no Puma category to encompass North America.
Kyrgyzstan having none while nestled in the middle of all the others that have them is sad.
Ive lived in puma, cougar, mountain lion, and bobcat territory
The bobcats scared me the most(second only to the boars)
Chile, however, does have the pew-ma, principal of the mountain.
Surprised by the lack of snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan. What makes them avoid it?
Using national / political boundaries to describe the range of wild animals is so fucking stupid. Please show me jaguars in Alaska or Hawaii.
Cambodia surprised me. Not even leopards? That’s really strange to me.
Interesting map
Do mountain lions/cougars not count as big cats then? Would they be #6 maybe?