Bigs Cats of Africa

Bigs Cats of Africa

The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera, namely tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. Except the snow leopard, these species are able to roar. Wikipedia

Mass: Tiger: 90 – 310 kg, Lion: 190 kg, Leopard: 31 kg, Cheetah: 21 – 72 kg, Cougar: 53 – 100 kg, more Encyclopedia of Life

Height: Tiger: 70 – 120 cm, Lion: 1.2 m, Leopard: 60 – 70 cm, Cheetah: 70 – 90 cm, more

Speed: Tiger: 49 – 65 km/h, Lion: 80 km/h, Leopard: 58 km/h, Cheetah: 80 – 130 km/h, more

Lifespan: Tiger: 10 – 15 years, Lion: 10 – 14 years, Leopard: 12 – 17 years, Cougar: 8 – 13 years, more

Length: Tiger: 2.5 – 3.9 m, Lion: 1.7 – 2.5 m, Leopard: 90 – 160 cm, Cheetah: 1.1 – 1.5 m, more

Gestation period: Tiger: 93 – 112 days, Lion: 110 days, Leopard: 90 – 105 days

Among the best-known animal groupings you can spot, there are the Big 5 (rhinoceros, elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard) and the African big cats (cheetah, leopard and lion).

The world's largest wild cat is the Siberian or Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), native to eastern Russia, north-east China and North Korea.

Is Cheetah a big cat?

The difference between cheetahs and other Big Cats is, first and foremost, the cheetah is not a Big Cat, in the Latin sense of the word. ... The feature that distinguishes the Big Cats from the rest of the Felidae family is their ability to roar because they have a floating hyoid bone and a specially adapted larynx.