North American Wild Cats

Cougar puma concolor the second biggest wild cat in north america.

North american wild cats. Bobcat lynx rufus diet. Rabbits mice squirrels reptiles and fowl including farmers chickens size. Canadian lynx lynx canadensis 3. Ocelot leopardus pardalis.

The belly is white. Can be found from canada all the way down to. Wild cats of north america. The puma concolor also called the mountain lion is the second biggest wild cat found in north america.

The bobcat is also found in mexico. The cougar or mountain lion ranges from the yukon down the western part of the continent to the southern tip of south america. Jaguar panthera onca inhabits the southwestern united states down through mexico and into south america. The panthera onca is.

It is about two times the size of a domestic cat. Leopardus pardalis the ocelot has short tawny or reddish brown fur with black spots and rosette shaped marks. Also present in north america is the domestic cat felis catus. The bobcat puma also known as the mountain lion or cougar canada lynx ocelot jaguarundi and jaguar.

2641 inches long minus the tail. The six wildcats of north america. Ocelot leopardus pardalis 4. The face has two black stripes down each side.

There are six species of wild cats native to north america. Therefore the continent is home to seven of the 41 currently recognized cat species. The leopardus pardalis is one of north americas wild cats. There are three recognized north american cats although some of them range further into central or south america.

There is a white spot behind each ear and white marks round the eyes and mouth.