Top 10 Smallest Cats (Family of Felidae)

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photo credit:Bay cat 1 Jim Sanderson by Jim Sanderson 80x15

Bay cat

Weight
3kg-4kg (6.6l-8.8lb)
Scientific name
Pardofelis badia or Catopuma badia
Taxonomy
Genus:Pardofelis or Catopuma
Range
Borneo

It has not been accurately classified due to the low number of catches.

9th


photo credit:Pallas’s Cat by Dick Smit 80x15

Pallas’s cat

Weight
2.5kg-4.5kg (5.5lb-9.9lb)
Scientific name
Otocolobus manul
Taxonomy
Genus:Otocolobus
Range
Eastern Eurasian

A very old type of feline.

8th


photo credit:Marbled cat borneo by Johan Embréus 80x15

Marbled cat

Weight
2kg-5kg (4.4lb-11lb)
Scientific name
Pardofelis marmorata
Taxonomy
Genus:Pardofelis
Range
Southeast Asia

It was previously thought to be classified in the leopard genus.

7th


photo credit:2010-04-11-09h50m03.IMG_3501l by Arjan Haverkamp 80x15

Geoffroy’s cat

Weight
2kg-5kg (4.4lb-11lb)
Scientific name
Leopardus geoffroyi
Taxonomy
Genus:Leopardus
Range
Southern South America
6th


photo credit:Leopardus guigna by Mauro Tammone 80x15

Kodkod

Weight
2kg-3kg (4.4lb-6.6lb)
Scientific name
Leopardus guigna
Taxonomy
Genus:Leopardus
Range
Near Chile
5th

Sand cat

Weight
1.5kg-3.4kg (3.3lb-7.5lb)
Scientific name
Felis margarita
Taxonomy
Genus:Felis
Range
West Asia, North Africa
4th


photo credit:Leopardus tigrinus – Parc des Félins by Groumfy69 80x15

Oncilla

Weight
1.5kg-3.0kg (3.3lb-6.6lb)
Scientific name
Leopardus tigrinus
Taxonomy
Genus:Leopardus
Range
Northern South America
3rd


photo credit:Flat-headed cat 1 Jim Sanderson by Jim Sanderson 80x15

Flat-headed cat

Weight
1.5kg-2.5kg (3.3lb-5.5lb)
Scientific name
Prionailurus planiceps
Taxonomy
Genus:Prionailurus
Range
Malay Peninsula, Indonesia
2nd


photo credit:Zoo Wuppertal Schwarzfusskatze by Pehah 80x15

Black-footed cat

Weight
1kg-2.5kg (2.2lb-5.5lb)
Scientific name
Felis nigripes
Taxonomy
Genus:Felis
Range
Near the Kalahari desert
1st


photo credit:Rusty spotted cat 1 by Davidvraju 80x15

Rusty-spotted Cat

Weight
0.9kg-1.6kg (2.0lb-3.5lb)
Scientific name
Prionailurus rubiginosus
Taxonomy
Genus:Prionailurus
Range
India, Sri Lanka

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