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The IUCN Red List includes the Felidae (cat family).
What is the IUCN Red List?
“Established in 1964, The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species” (IUCN, 2025).
Basically, it categorizes and gives inventory of the extinction risk of any (animal or plant or fungi) organism that has been assessed (including cats). The result is that the database provides an indicator of the world’s biodiversity health. According to the IUCN, 166,061 species have currently been assessed, and the goal it to grow this number (2025). Over the years the list has grown and the documentation and data quality improved.
Who uses the IUCN Red List?
The Red List is used by “government agencies, wildlife departments, conservation-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs), natural resource planners, educational organisations, students, and the business community” (IUCN, 2025).
How is the IUCN Red List Used?
The list shows where/what actions are needed for conservation and:
- guides scientific research
- informs policy and conventions
- influences resource allocation
- informs conservation planning
- improves decision-making
- educates and raises awareness
- contributes to human health/livelihoods
How Often is the IUCN Red List Updated?
Assessments of organisms are constantly being submitted, and they try to update the website a minimum of two times a year. A schedule plan is made (although subject to change) and posted on the website.
Who does the assessments for the IUCN Red List?
According to the IUCN website, most of the assessments are condiucted, “by members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), appointed Red List Authoriteis (RLAs), Red List Partners, or specialists working on IUCN-led assessment projects” (2025). But they note that anyone with satisfactory knowledge of a particular species may submit an assessment for consideration.
For cat species, assessments are conducted by the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group (both red list and green status).
What are the IUCN Red List Categories?
The system classifies organisms according to the risk for global extinction. There are nine categories. If a taxon is “downlisted”, it’s good news that conservation efforts are helping and the extinction risk has decreased; “uplisted” is an increased risk of extinction.
Not Evaluated (NE) – has not been evaluated against Red List criteria
Data Deficient (DD) – information on abundance/distribution is lacking
Least Concern (LC) – after evaluating against Red List criteria, it doesn’t qualify as NT/VU/EN/CE
Near Threatened (NT) – after evaluating against Red List criteria, it doesn’t qualify for VU/EN/CE right now, but is close/likely to in the close future
Vulnerable (VU) – meets any one of the five criteria (A to E) for VU
Endangered (EN) – meets any one of the five criteria (A to E) for EN
Critically Endangered (CR) – meets any one of the five criteria (A to E) for CR
Extinct in the Wild (EW) – surveys of historic range have recorded no individual; only survives in captivity, or is a naturalized population (lives in an area not part of their natural range)
Extinct (EX) – surveys of historic range have recorded no individual
Criteria A to E are used for determining VU or EN or CR. The details of the specific numbers for each criteria used for differentiating between VU/EN/CR are more complicated, but can be viewed on the IUCN Red List website: https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/summary-sheet.
A population reduction
B restricted geographic range
C small population size & decline
D very small or restricted population
E extinction probability analysis
Green Status Assessment
The Green Status Assessment of organisms (started in 2020 as an optional assessment) measures the recovery and conservation success. Factors contribute towards a green score (1-100%), showing how far an organism is from “fully recovered”. There’s a formula used to calculate this green score. Many organisms will never be 100% because areas of their historic range are now human occupied.
Not Evaluated (NE)
Indeterminate (ID)
Fully Recovered (FR) = 100% (throughout its range it is: present, no extinction threat, & performs its ecological role)
Slightly Depleted (SD)
Moderately Depleted (MD)
Largely Depleted (LD)
Critically Depleted (CD)
Extinct in the Wild (EW) = score 0%
Extinct (EX)
Felidae (Cat Family) Species Global Red List & Green Status
The cat family has been red list assessed at the species level. At this time nearly every single species (41) have been assessed. Although many of these assessments are from 2014-2016 and a new assessment should probably be done as many populations were in decline.
At this time only a few cat species have been assessed regarding green status.
The Domestic Cat (Felis catus) is not assessed. At one time it was considered a domestic version of the Wild Cat (Felis), but according to the 2017 classification by the Cat Specialist Group it is a separate species. Regardless, it’s obvious that the worldwide Domestic Cat is in no danger of going extinct (it’s more likely to contribute to the extinction of other animals).
The Sunda Leopard Cat (Prionailurus javanensis) has not been assessed. This is due to the recent classification division from the Mainland Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) (IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, 2017).
Version 2025-2
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Red Last Assessed | Red List | Green Last Assessed | Green Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | May 17, 2021 | VU (A4b; C1) (Durant et al, 2024) | ||
| African Golden Cat | Caracal aurata | April 20, 2014 | VU (A2c+3c) (Bahaa-el-din et al, 2015) | ||
| Caracal | Caracal caracal | May 9, 2014 | LC (Avgan et al, 2016) | ||
| Borneo Bay Cat | Catopuma badia | May 20, 2014 | EN (C1) (Hearn et al, 2016) | ||
| Asiatic Golden Cat | Catopuma temminckii | August 17, 2023 | VU (A2cd) (Petersen et al, 2025) | ||
| Chinese Mountain Cat | Felis bieti | December 21, 2021 | VU (C1) (Luo et al, 2022) | ||
| Domestic Cat | Felis catus | ||||
| Jungle Cat | Felis chaus | June 4, 2014 | LC (Gray et al, 2021) | ||
| Afro-Asiatic Wildcat | Felis lybica | June 3, 2019 | LC (Ghoddousi et al, 2022) | ||
| Sand Cat | Felis margarita | April 20, 2014 | LC (Sliwa et al, 2016) | ||
| Black-Footed Cat | Felis nigripes | February 5, 2016 | VU (C2a(i)) (Sliwa et al, 2016) | ||
| European Wildcat | Felis silvestris | April 30, 2021 | LC (Gerngross et al, 2023) | May 9, 2025 | LD 43% (33%-57%) (Ambarli et al, 2025) |
| Jaguarundi | Herpailurus yagouaroundi | May 9, 2014 | LC (Caso et al, 2015) | ||
| Pampas Cat | Leopardus colocoloa | April 22, 2014 | NT (Lucherini et al, 2016) | ||
| Geoffroy’s Cat | Leopardus geoffroyi | October 24, 2024 | LC (Pireira et al, 2025) | ||
| Guiña | Leopardus guigna | August 20, 2024 | LC (Gálvez et al, 2025) | May 30, 2025 | MD 67% (50%-72%) (Gálvez et al, 2025) |
| Southern Tiger Cat | Leopardus guttulus | May 10, 2024 | VU (C1) (de Oliveira et al, 2016) | ||
| Andean Cat | Leopardus jacobita | January 31, 2024 | EN (C21(i)) (Reppucci et al, 2025) | ||
| Ocelot | Leopardus pardalis | May 10, 2014 | LC (Paviolo et al, 2015) | ||
| Northern Tiger Cat | Leopardus tigrinus | May 25, 2016 | VU (A2c) (Payan & de Oliveira, 2016) | ||
| Margay | Leopardus wiedii | May 10, 2014 | NT (de Oliveira et al, 2015) | ||
| Serval | Leptailurus serval | April 20, 2014 | LC (Thiel, 2019) | ||
| Canada Lynx | Lynx canadensis | September 23, 2024 | LC (Murray, 2025) | ||
| Eurasian Lynx | Lynx lynx | April 20, 2014 | LC (Breitenmoser et al, 2015) | ||
| Iberian Lynx | Lynx pardinus | October 31, 2023 | VU (D1) (Rodriguez, 2024) | October 31, 2023 | LD 22% (22%-22%) (Salcedo et al, 2023) |
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus | February 11, 2016 | LC (Kelly et al, 2016) | ||
| Sunda Clouded Leopard | Neofelis diardi | July 16, 2015 | VU (A2c; C1) (Hearn et al, 2015) | ||
| Mainland Clouded Leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | November 1, 2020 | VU (A2cd+4cd) (Gray et al, 2021) | ||
| Pallas’s Cat | Otocolobus manul | November 6, 2019 | LC (Ross et al, 2020) | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | May 6, 2025 | VU (A2c) (Nicholson et al, 2025) | September 18, 2024 | LD 30% (23%-33%) (Nicholson et al, 2025) |
| Jaguar | Panthera onca | August 5, 2016 | NT (Quigley et al, 2017) | ||
| Leopard | Panthera pardus | November 29, 2023 | VU (A2cd) (Stein et al, 2022) | ||
| Tiger | Panthera tigris | December 15, 2021 | EN (A2abcd) (Goodrich et al, 2022) | April 17, 2025 | CD 14% (14%-16%) (Hunter et al, 2025) |
| Marbled Cat | Pardofelis marmorata | July 19, 2015 | NT (Ross et al, 2016) | ||
| Mainland Leopard Cat | Prionailurus bengalensis | December 29, 2021 | LC (Ghimirey et al, 2023) | ||
| Sunda Leopard Cat | Prionailurus bengalensis | ||||
| Flat-Headed Cat | Prionailurus planiceps | May 21, 2014 | EN (C1) (Wilting et al, 2015) | ||
| Rusty-Spotted Cat | Prionailurus rubiginosus | April 20, 2014 | NT (Mukherjee et al, 2016) | ||
| Fishing Cat | Prionailurus viverrinus | June 21, 2016 | VU (A2cd+3cd+4cd) (Mukherjee et al, 2025) | ||
| Cougar | Puma concolor | April 17, 2014 | LC (Nielsen et al, 2015) | ||
| Snow Leopard | Uncia uncia | November 8, 2016 | VU (C1) (McCarthy et al, 2017) |
Felidae Subspecies Red List & Green Status
Some of the cat family has been red list and green status assessed at the subspecies level.
Version 2025-2
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Red Last Assessed | Red List | Green Last Assessed | Green Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Africa Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii | October 27, 2022 | EN (C2a(i)) (Durant et al, 2024) | ||
| Balkan Lynx | Lynx lynx balcanicus | January 8, 2015 | CR (D) (Melovski et al, 2015) | ||
| Bornean Clouded Leopard | Neofelis diardi borneensis | June 30, 2008 | EN (C1) (Hearn et al, 2008) | ||
| Sumatran Clouded Leopard | Neofelis diardi diardi | June 30, 2008 | EN (C2a(i)) (Sunarto et al, 2008) | ||
| Northern Lion | Panthera leo leo | May 5, 2025 | EN (A2a) (Nicholson et al, 2025) | January 7, 025 | LD 22% (17%-22%) (Nicholson et al, 2025) |
| Southern Lion | Panthera leo melanochaita | May 16, 2025 | VU (A2c) (Nicholson et al, 2025) | June 10, 2025 | LD 44% (28%-44%) (Nicholson et al, 2025) |
| Indochinese Leopard | Panthera pardus delacouri | July 17, 2019 | CR (A2b+3b+4b) (Rostro-García et al, 2025) | ||
| Indian Leopard | Panthera pardus fusca | December 22, 2022 | NT (A2cd) (Shivakumar et al, 2025) | ||
| Sri Lankan Leopard | Panthera pardus kotiya | October 29, 2019 | VU (D1) (Kittle et al, 2024) | ||
| Javan Leopard | Panthera pardus melas | December 16, 2024 | EN (C2a(i)) (Wibisono et al, 2025) | May 16, 2025 | CD 20% (20%-20%) (Wibisono et al, 2025) |
| Arabian Leopard | Panthera pardus nimr | October 23, 2022 | CR (Al Hikmani et al, 2025) | September 16, 2024 | CD 13% (7%-20%) (Al Hikmani et al, 2025) |
| African Leopard | Panthera pardus pardus | May 15, 2024 | VU (A2cd) (Stein et al, 2025) | November 10, 2024 | LD 27% (27%-53%) (Stein et al, 2025) |
| Persian Leopard | Panthera pardus tulliana | May 11, 2023 | EN (C2a(i)) (Ghoddousi et al, 2025) | March 3, 2025 | LD 29% (29%-29%) (Khorozyan et al, 2025) |
Learn More
There is a lot more information and details about each cat species’ status on the IUCN website when searching by family Felidae. This gives a list of all assessed cat species, and each can be selected to view details.
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