Top Ten BIGGEST Cats

From tigers to cougars, to fluffy your neighbour’s pet, cats come in all different sizes. But which cat holds the title for being the BIGGEST? Find out in this top ten list!

Since measuring the mass of the largest recorded animal in each species of cat can be kinda confusing we’ve measured them out in pounds, kilograms and bowling balls. For the bowling balls we’ve used a standard 16 pound ball, the heaviest one in a regulation game, that way the next time you run into the largest cheetah you’ll know it weighs around 7.4 bowling balls!

10. Caracal (Caracal caracal)

caracal

How big are we: 19kg, 42 pounds or 2.6 bowling balls

Where we live: Africa, Central Asia and Southwestern Asia

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Caracal_caracal.html

9. Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

clouded leopard

How big are we: 23kg, 51 pounds or 3.2 bowling balls

Where we live: South of the Himalayas around Nepal, Bhutan and some areas of Northeastern India

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Neofelis_nebulosa.html

8. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)

euasian lynx

How big are we: 36kg, 79 pounds or 4.9 bowling balls

Where we live: From Western Europe to Russia to Tibet and Central Asia

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lynx_lynx.html

7. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

cheetah

How big are we: 54 kg, 119 pounds or 7.4 bowling balls

Where we live: Sub-Saharan Africa and Northern Iran

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Acinonyx_jubatus.html

6. Leopard (Panthera pardus)

leopard

How big are we: 65kg, 143 pounds or 8.9 bowling balls

Where we live: Africa and Asia

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Panthera_pardus.html

5. Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia)

snow leopard

How big are we: 75kg, 165 pounds or 10.3 bowling balls

Where we live: Central Asia to Northwestern China and Tibet

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Uncia_uncia.html

4. Cougar (Aka Puma and Mountain Lion) (Puma concolor)

cougar

How big are we: 120kg, 264 pounds or 16.5 bowling balls

Where we live: From Southern Argentina and Chile to Southeastern Alaska

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Puma_concolor.html

3. Jaguar (Panthera onca)

jaguar

How big are we: 136kg, 299 pounds or 18.7 bowling balls

Where we live: Southern Arizona and New Mexico to Northern Argentina and Northeastern Brazil.

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Panthera_onca.html

2. Lion (Panthera leo)

lion

How big are we: 272 kg, 598 pounds or 37.4 bowling balls

Where we live: Sub-Saharan Africa expect in desert and rainforests

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Panthera_leo.html

1. Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris)

siberian tiger

How big are we: 423kg, 931 pounds or 58.2 bowling balls

Where we live: Northeastern China, Korea, Russia, parts of India and around the Himalayas

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Panthera_tigris.html

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  1. Man I love that tiger you know what’s my favourite animal well the Tiger just so awesome I like the big cats and their one of the big cats I like it cuz it’s orange and it has black stripes I watch the video on when they were hunting they’re really good at it if you have seen one hunting it’s really fun to watch them I wonder if they’re friends with lions.I might end up having a new favourite animal but for now it’s the Tiger the means are awesome and as an earth Ranger all protect them I love being an earth Ranger and I love tigers thank you for reading my messages and listening and one last thing what kind of tiger oh and last last thing try changing your favorite animal join my team of tiger saving Heroes and be friends with tigers they’ll love you what’s your favourite colour of tiger by everybody