All Big Cats In Africa. The leopards range in size from 90 to190 cm from head to body. The lion and the leopard are part of africa’s famous big five and the cheetah is the fastest land mammal on earth.
Despite enormous differences in size, various cat species are quite similar in both structure and behaviour, with the exception. The solitary big cats haul large kills, such as zebra or antelope, into a tree to eat alone, in peace. Some, like the snow leopard, are especially elusive and rarely seen.
All other big cats live solitary lives, with the exception of mothers and cubs.
The leopard has the most extensive distribution of all big cats, occurring broadly in africa as well as the caucasus and asia, although populations are fragmented and decreasing. Unfortunately, like all other big cats, the leopard is under threat and listed as vulnerable on the iucn red list across its range. These are the ten cat species of africa (as currently recognised by the cat classification task force of the iucn’s cat specialist group): For those who are new, welcome to our page!