Did you know that there are many wild cat species in the world? They are different from domesticated cats in that they are not kept as pets and are not reliant on humans for food or shelter. These include lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, pumas, lynxes, ocelots, servals, and caracals. Most of these wild cats are found in Africa, Asia, and South America. Some of them, like the Siberian tiger, the Iberian lynx and the Andean mountain cat, are endangered due to their declining populations.
If you think you have the basics of cat species down, think again. There are forty wild cat species featured in this quiz, and your job is to ID all of them. So you can tell a cheetah apart from a leopard. But can you differentiate between a clouded leopard and a snow leopard? The majority of people aren't able to pass this quiz on their first try. Think you can do it? Let's find out in this wild quiz!
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Wild Cat Species Quiz Questions
Ready? What is this cat called?
Colocolo
Serval
Tiger
Bay cat
Think you know this cat?
Lion
Sand cat
African wildcat
Cougar
What is this cat?
Geoffroy's cat
Leopard
African golden cat
Iberian lynx
What's the name of this cat?
Jaguarundi
Margay
Jaguar
European wildcat
What is this cat?
Chinese mountain cat
Kodkod
Sand cat
Snow leopard
Think you know this one?
Lion
Marbled cat
Cougar
Clouded leopard
Think you know the name of this cat?
Eurasian lynx
Sunda clouded leopard
Jungle cat
Jaguarundi
Do you know this one?
Cougar
Jaguarundi
Sand cat
Margay
Can you name this cat?
Jungle cat
Oncilla
Ocelot
Bay cat
And this?
Bay cat
Asiatic golden cat
Jaguar
Tiger
What is this cat called?
African golden cat
Marbled cat
Lion
Sunda leopard cat
What's the name of this cat?
Caracal
Serval
Canada lynx
Leopard
Can you name this cat?
African golden cat
Colocolo
Oncilla
Cheetah
How about this cat?
Caracal
Lion
Bobcat
European wildcat
Think you know this one?
Asiatic golden cat
Kodkod
Leopard
Ocelot
Think you know this one?
Margay
Serval
Ocelot
Lion
How about this one?
Sand cat
Pampas cat
Jungle cat
Cougar
What's the name of this cat?
Andean mountain cat
Clouded leopard
Oncilla
European wildcat
What about this one?
European wildcat
Fishing cat
Margay
Kodkod
What is this cat called?
Geoffroy's cat
African golden cat
Cougar
Canada lynx
You're at the halfway point! Think you know the name of this cat?
Iberian lynx
Bobcat
Andean mountain cat
African golden cat
And this one?
Geoffroy's cat
Bobcat
Canada lynx
Sunda clouded leopard
What is this cat called?
Eurasian lynx
Jaguarundi
Asiatic golden cat
Iberian lynx
Think you know the name of this cat?
Eurasian lynx
Colocolo
Serval
Tiger
How about this one?
Bobcat
Jaguarundi
Caracal
Cheetah
Do you know the name of this cat?
Sunda leopard cat
Bobcat
Asiatic wildcat
Asian leopard cat
How about this one?
Bay cat
Asiatic golden cat
Ocelot
Cheetah
What about this one?
Jaguarundi
Clouded leopard
Snow leopard
Colocolo
What cat is this?
Asian leopard cat
Geoffroy's cat
Pallas's cat
Oncilla
How about this one?
Ocelot
African wildcat
Rusty-spotted cat
Cougar
What is this cat?
Jaguar
Bay cat
Leopard
Flat-headed cat
Can you name this cat?
Fishing cat
Ocelot
African wildcat
Colocolo
Do you know this cat?
Geoffroy's cat
Pallas's cat
Cougar
Asian leopard cat
Can you name this cat?
Sunda leopard cat
Black-footed cat
Jungle cat
Serval
And this one?
Fishing cat
Jungle cat
Rusty-spotted cat
Sand cat
What is this cat?
Lion
Black-footed cat
Oncilla
Margay
How about this one?
Sand cat
Black-footed cat
Colocolo
Iberian lynx
You're almost there, I promise. What is the name of this cat?
Margay
Chinese mountain cat
Bobcat
Jungle cat
Do you know this cat?
African wildcat
Ocelot
Black-footed cat
Iberian lynx
And here's the final one: What is the name of this cat species?
Caracal
Asiatic golden cat
African golden cat
European wildcat
3 Comments
You got 28 out of 40!
Not bad, not bad! It turns out that you do know a thing or two about cat species. While you don’t know everything, you’re well on your way!
33/40 !!!! I love animals, especially cats, so I knew I had this one down before I started! Yay 🙂
21 / 40 52% I have never heard / seen some of the cats before I took this quiz.