Family

Felids

Felidae

24 species in our catalog · found in 129 parks

Species in this group

Panthera onca

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Panthera tigris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Panthera pardus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Acinonyx jubatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Puma concolor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Uncia uncia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Felis chaus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leptailurus serval

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leopardus guigna

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Prionailurus bengalensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Caracal caracal

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lynx canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Leopardus pardalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Leopardus braccatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lynx pardinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Lynx rufus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Felis lybica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lynx lynx

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leopardus geoffroyi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Prionailurus viverrinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prionailurus planiceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leopardus wiedii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Felis silvestris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Felids

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 37 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1365 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 24	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Cheetah			~70%
	Leopard			~60%
	Serval			~40%
	Caracal			~10%
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 24	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Cheetah			~60%
	Leopard			~50%
	Serval			~30%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 24	~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Serval			~40%
	Cheetah			~40%
	Leopard			~30%
	Caracal			~20%
4	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~90%
	Jaguar			~90%
5	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 24	~90%
	Leopard			~80%
	Lion			~70%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 24	~90%
	Lion			~70%
	Leopard			~50%
	Cheetah			~30%
	Serval			~10%
	African Wildcat			~10%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 24	~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Cheetah			~40%
	Leopard			~20%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 24	~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~40%
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4 of 24	~90%
	Lion			~70%
	Cheetah			~40%
	Leopard			~30%
	African Wildcat			~20%
10	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 24	~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~40%
11	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 24	~90%
	Tiger			~80%
	Leopard			~40%
12	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 24	~90%
	Leopard			~80%
	Jungle Cat			~30%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 24	~90%
	Lion			~60%
	Leopard			~50%
	Cheetah			~30%
	African Wildcat			~10%
	Serval			~10%
	Caracal			<5%
14	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~80%
	Tiger			~80%
15	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 24	~80%
	Tiger			~80%
	Leopard			~30%
16	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~50%
	Cheetah			~40%
	African Wildcat			~20%
	Leopard			~20%
	Caracal			~20%
17	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~70%
	Leopard			~40%
	Cheetah			~20%
	Serval			~10%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~60%
	Leopard			~40%
	Cheetah			~30%
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~60%
	Leopard			~40%
	Cheetah			~30%
	African Wildcat			~10%
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~60%
	Cheetah			~50%
	Serval			~20%
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 24	~80%
	Cheetah			~50%
	Lion			~40%
	Leopard			~40%
22	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 24	~80%
	Tiger			~70%
	Leopard			~50%
23	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~20%
24	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~50%
	Cheetah			~40%
	Serval			~30%
25	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~60%
	Leopard			~40%
	Serval			~20%
26	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 24	~80%
	Leopard			~80%
27	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~60%
	Cheetah			~30%
	Leopard			~30%
28	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~60%
	Leopard			~50%
29	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 24	~80%
	Lion			~60%
	Leopard			~40%
30	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 24	~80%
	Leopard			~50%
	Lion			~50%
	Cheetah			~10%
31	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 24	~70%
	Lion			~60%
	Leopard			~40%
32	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 24	~70%
	Lion			~40%
	Leopard			~30%
	Cheetah			~30%
	Serval			~10%
33	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 24	~70%
	Tiger			~60%
	Leopard			~30%
34	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 24	~70%
	Tiger			~50%
	Jungle Cat			~40%
35	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 24	~70%
	Lion			~50%
	Serval			~40%
	Leopard			~10%
36	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 24	~70%
	Lion			~50%
	Leopard			~30%
37	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~60%
	Lion			~40%
	Cheetah			~30%
	Leopard			~20%
38	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 24	~60%
	Lion			~60%
39	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~60%
	Tiger			~60%
40	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~60%
	Lion			~40%
	Cheetah			~30%
	Leopard			~10%
41	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 24	~60%
	Lion			~50%
	Leopard			~20%
42	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 24	~60%
	Snow Leopard			~50%
	Eurasian Lynx			~20%
43	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 24	~60%
	Mountain Lion			~60%
44	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 24	~60%
	Tiger			~40%
	Leopard			~20%
45	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 24	~50%
	Jaguar			~30%
	Mountain Lion			~30%
46	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 24	~50%
	Lion			~50%
47	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~50%
	Tiger			~50%
48	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 24	~50%
	Leopard			~30%
	Cheetah			~20%
49	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~40%
	Tiger			~40%
50	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 24	~40%
	Serval			~40%
51	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 24	~40%
	Serval			~40%
52	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 24	~40%
	Tiger			~40%
53	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 24	~40%
	Lion			~30%
	Caracal			~10%
54	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~40%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
	Bobcat			~20%
55	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 24	~40%
	Lion			~40%
56	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 24	~30%
	Güiña			~30%
57	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4 of 24	~30%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Jaguar			~10%
	Margay			~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
58	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~30%
	Mainland Leopard Cat			~30%
59	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 24	~30%
	Jaguar			~20%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
60	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 24	~30%
	Lion			~30%
61	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	~30%
	Caracal			~30%
62	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 24	~30%
	Lion			~30%
63	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 24	~30%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
	Jaguar			~10%
64	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~30%
	Canada Lynx			~30%
65	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~30%
	Bobcat			~20%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
66	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~30%
	Leopard			~10%
	Lion			~10%
	Cheetah			~10%
67	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~30%
	Ocelot			~30%
68	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~30%
	Bobcat			~20%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
69	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~30%
	Pantanal Cat			~30%
70	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~30%
	Iberian Lynx			~30%
71	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 24	~30%
	Jaguar			~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
72	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~30%
	Tiger			~30%
73	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 24	~30%
	Fishing Cat			~10%
	Jungle Cat			~10%
74	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 24	~20%
	Leopard			~20%
75	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 24	~20%
	Jaguar			~20%
76	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 24	~20%
	Lion			~20%
77	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Bobcat			~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
78	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~20%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
79	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Bobcat			~20%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
80	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~20%
	Tiger			~20%
81	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~20%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
82	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~20%
	Mainland Leopard Cat			~20%
83	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 24	~20%
	Serval			~20%
84	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 24	~20%
	Jaguar			~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
85	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~20%
	Jaguar			~20%
86	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Canada Lynx			~20%
87	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~20%
	Jaguar			~20%
88	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	~20%
	Caracal			~20%
89	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 24	~20%
	Leopard			~20%
90	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 24	~20%
	Geoffroy's Cat			~20%
91	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Bobcat			~20%
92	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~20%
	Ocelot			~20%
93	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	~20%
	Caracal			~20%
94	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~10%
	Tiger			~10%
95	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Canada Lynx			~10%
96	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 24	~10%
	Mainland Leopard Cat			~10%
97	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
98	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
99	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 24	~10%
	Leopard			~10%
100	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 24	~10%
	Margay			<5%
	Jaguar			<5%
	Mountain Lion			<5%
101	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 24	~10%
	Leopard			~10%
	African Wildcat			~10%
102	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
103	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 24	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
	Leopard			~10%
104	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
105	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 24	~10%
	Jaguar			~10%
106	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
107	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Canada Lynx			~10%
108	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Jaguar			~10%
109	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
110	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
111	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 24	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
112	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
113	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
114	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
115	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 24	~10%
	Eurasian Lynx			~10%
116	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
117	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
118	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
	Mountain Lion			<5%
119	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~10%
	Flat-headed Cat			~10%
120	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	~10%
	Eurasian Lynx			~10%
121	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Canada Lynx			~10%
122	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Canada Lynx			~10%
123	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
124	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
125	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~10%
	Mountain Lion			~10%
126	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Canada Lynx			~10%
127	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 24	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
128	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~10%
	European Wildcat			~10%
129	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	<5%
	Ocelot			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Bobcat			~20%
2	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
3	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
4	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~10%
	Mainland Leopard Cat			~10%
5	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
6	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
7	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
	Mountain Lion			<5%
8	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
9	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
10	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			<5%
	Mountain Lion			<5%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
12	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
13	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
14	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Bobcat			~10%
15	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Bobcat			<5%
16	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Bobcat			<5%
17	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 24	<5%
	Mainland Leopard Cat			<5%
18	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Bobcat			<5%
19	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 24	<5%
	Geoffroy's Cat			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
3	Ragunan Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
4	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Six Flags Great Adventure	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
9	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
10	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Yangon Zoological Gardens	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	In captivity
13	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
15	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
16	SeaWorld Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
17	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
20	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
21	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
22	Dublin Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
23	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
26	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
28	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
29	Toba Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
30	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
31	Islamabad Zoo	🇵🇰 Pakistan	In captivity
32	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
33	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
34	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
36	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
37	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
38	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
39	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
40	Tulsa Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Izhevsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
42	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
43	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
44	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
45	Taman Safari Bali (Bali Safari)	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
46	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
47	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
48	Liberec Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
49	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
50	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity