Common Name, Genus species |
Height at shoulder |
Height standing on hind legs/ length |
Weight |
Giant Short Faced Bear, Arctodus simus (extinct) |
1.67 m (5.5 ft) |
over 3.35 m (11 ft) standing |
900 kg (2000 lb) |
Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus |
|
2.4-3.0 m (7.9-10.0 ft) standing |
150-800 kg; avg. 475 kg(330-1760 lb; avg. 1045 lb) |
Kodiak Bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi |
over 1.52 m (5 ft) |
over 3.05 m (10 ft)standing |
680 kg (1500 lb), although obese captive bears have reached 1360 kg (3000 lb) |
Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos horribilis |
|
2.44 m (8 ft) standing |
180–680 kilograms (400–1,500 pounds) |
Himalayan Brown Bear, Ursus arctos isabellinus |
1.5 m-2.2 m (4 ft 11 in-7 ft 3 in) |
|
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American Black Bear, Ursus americanus |
|
1.8 m (6 ft) length |
68-225 kg (150-500 pounds) |
Asiatic Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus |
|
1.3 m-1.9 m (4.25-6.25 ft) length |
110-150 kg (240-330 lb) |
Sloth Bear, Melursus ursinus |
|
1.8 m (6 ft) length |
55-140 kg; avg. 97.50 kg(121-308 lb; avg. 214.5 lb) |
Syrian Brown Bear, Ursus arctos syriacus |
.76 m (2.5 ft) |
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Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
75 cm (2.46 ft) |
1.5 m (4.9 ft)length |
115 kg (253 lb) |
Spectacled Bear, Tremarctos ornatus |
|
|
130 kg |
Sun Bear, Helarctos malayanus |
|
1.2 m (4 ft) length |
65 kg (145 lb) |
Common Name, Genus species |
Height at shoulder |
length |
weight |
Cougar, Puma, or Mountain Lion Puma concolor |
|
2.4 m (8 ft) |
60-70 kg (approx. 150 lb) avg. |
Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus |
67-94 cm |
112-135 cm (45in-55in) |
40-65 kg (90-140 lb) |
Canadian Lynx, Lynx canadensis |
|
67.0-106.7 cm (26.38-42.01in) |
4.50-17.30 kg (9.9-38.06 lb) |
Eurasian Lynx, Lynx lynx |
|
|
18-20 kg (39.6-44 lb) |
Iberian Lynx or Spanish Lynx, Felis pardina |
70 cm (2 ft) |
1 m (39in)avg. |
26.80 kg (high);avg. 11 kg (58.96 lb;avg. 24.2 lb) |
Bobcat, Lynx rufus |
|
65-105 cm (25.59-41.34 in) |
7-14 kg (16-30 lb) |
Chinese Mountain Cat, Felis bieti |
|
80 cm |
6 kg (average)(13.2 lb) |
Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus |
|
80 cm avg. in India, 65 cm avg. in Indonesia |
6-12 kg (13.2-26.4 lb) |
Jungle Cat, Felis chaus |
|
70 cm |
4 to 16 kg(8.8 to 35.2 lb) |
Jaguarundi Puma yaguarondi |
|
50.5-77.0 cm (19.88-30.31 in) |
4.50-9 kg (9.9-19.8 lb) |
Wildcat, Felis silvestris |
|
50-80 cm (20–32 inches) |
3-6 kg (6–13 pounds) |
Colocolo, Leopardus colocolo |
|
43.5-70.0 cm;avg. 56.75 cm (17.13-27.56 in; avg. 22.34 in) |
3-7 kg;avg. 5 kg (6.6-15.4 lb; avg. 11 lb) |
Pallas' cat, Felis manul |
|
60 cm |
2 to 5 kg(4.4 to 11 lb) |
Geoffroy's Cat, Leopardus geoffroyi |
|
3-5 kg; avg. 4 kg(6.6-11 lb; avg. 8.8 lb) |
42.2-66.5 cm;avg. 54.35 cm (16.61-26.18 in; avg. 21.4 in) |
Leopard Cat, Prionailurus bengalensis |
|
45 cm (17.72 in)avg. grows to 60 cm in Amur region |
2-8 kg (4.4-17.6 lb) |
Sand Cat, Felis margarita |
|
45-57 cm (17.72-22.44 in) |
1.40-3.40 kg (3.08-7.48 lb) |
Flat-headed Cat, Prionailurus planiceps |
|
33-50 cm; avg. 41.50 cm(12.99-19.69in; avg. 16.34in) |
1.50-3 kg; avg. 2.25 kg(3.3-6.6 lb; avg. 4.95 lb) |
Kodkod, Leopardus guigna |
|
39-51 cm (15-20 in) |
1-2 kg; avg. 2.20 kg (2.2-4.4 lb; avg. 4.84 lb) |
Black-footed Cat, Felis nigripes |
|
36-52 cm |
1.6 kg avg. |
Rusty-spotted Cat, Prionailurus rubiginosus |
|
35-48 cm |
1.5 kg (3.3 lb.) avg. |