Printable big cat fact sheets
One printable page per species with size, lifespan, range, conservation status and four sourced facts. Each sheet prints on its own page.
Jump to: Lion | Tiger | Leopard | Jaguar | Cheetah | Snow leopard
Lion fact sheet
Panthera leo
| Weight | 110 to 272 kg |
|---|---|
| Head and body length | 137 to 250 cm, plus a 60 to 100 cm tail |
| Lifespan | About 12 to 18 years |
| Where it lives | Sub-Saharan Africa; Gir landscape, Gujarat, India |
| IUCN Red List | Vulnerable |
Four amazing facts
- The only truly social big cat: prides are built around related lionesses.
- Adult males have a mane; both sexes have a dark tail tuft.
- A roar can carry over several kilometres.
- About 22,000 to 25,000 adult and subadult lions in Africa (2025) and about 670 in India (2020).
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Source: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, summarised on BigCatWise lion facts. bigcatwise.com
Tiger fact sheet
Panthera tigris
| Weight | 75 to 325 kg |
|---|---|
| Head and body length | 150 to 230 cm, plus a 90 to 110 cm tail |
| Lifespan | About 12 to 15 years |
| Where it lives | 10 countries in South, Southeast and East Asia and the Russian Far East |
| IUCN Red List | Endangered |
Four amazing facts
- The largest cat and the only striped cat.
- Every tiger's stripes are unique, and its left and right sides differ.
- Tigers have a white spot on the back of each ear.
- About 3,726 to 5,578 wild tigers, not counting cubs.
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Source: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, summarised on BigCatWise tiger facts. bigcatwise.com
Leopard fact sheet
Panthera pardus
| Weight | 17 to 90 kg |
|---|---|
| Head and body length | 91 to 191 cm, plus a 51 to 101 cm tail |
| Lifespan | About 13 to 21 years |
| Where it lives | Sub-Saharan Africa and scattered parts of Asia |
| IUCN Red List | Vulnerable |
Four amazing facts
- The most widespread big cat.
- Small rosettes, usually empty in the middle.
- Often stores its kills up in trees.
- Black panthers in Africa and Asia are melanistic leopards.
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Source: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, summarised on BigCatWise leopard facts. bigcatwise.com
Jaguar fact sheet
Panthera onca
| Weight | 36 to 148 kg |
|---|---|
| Head and body length | 110 to 170 cm, plus a 44 to 80 cm tail |
| Lifespan | Up to about 26 years recorded |
| Where it lives | Mexico to northern Argentina |
| IUCN Red List | Near Threatened |
Four amazing facts
- The only big cat in the Americas.
- Large rosettes, usually with dots inside.
- Kills prey with a skull piercing bite and swims readily.
- About 57,000 to 64,000 jaguars in Amazonia alone.
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Source: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, summarised on BigCatWise jaguar facts. bigcatwise.com
Cheetah fact sheet
Acinonyx jubatus
| Weight | 23 to 65 kg |
|---|---|
| Head and body length | 113 to 140 cm, plus a 60 to 84 cm tail |
| Lifespan | Up to about 14 years in the wild |
| Where it lives | Mainly southern and eastern Africa; Sahara; Iran |
| IUCN Red List | Vulnerable |
Four amazing facts
- The fastest land animal: wild cheetahs have been measured at about 93 km/h.
- Solid round spots and black tear marks from eye to mouth.
- Semi retractable claws grip like running spikes.
- It cannot roar; it purrs and chirps.
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Source: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, summarised on BigCatWise cheetah facts. bigcatwise.com
Snow leopard fact sheet
Panthera uncia
| Weight | 30 to 50 kg |
|---|---|
| Head and body length | 90 to 120 cm, plus an 80 to 100 cm tail |
| Lifespan | About 10 to 20 years |
| Where it lives | Mountains of 12 countries in Central and South Asia |
| IUCN Red List | Vulnerable |
Four amazing facts
- Lives typically at 3,000 to 5,000 m.
- Smoky grey coat with open rosettes and a very long, thick tail.
- It cannot roar.
- About 7,446 to 7,996 snow leopards, including 2,710 to 3,386 mature adults.
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Source: IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group, summarised on BigCatWise snow leopard facts. bigcatwise.com
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Sources
- IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group: Lion
- IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group: Tiger
- IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group: Leopard
- IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group: Jaguar
- IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group: Cheetah
- IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group: Snow leopard
- Wilson et al. (2013) Locomotion dynamics of hunting in wild cheetahs, Nature 498
Figures are rounded summaries of the sources above. Wild populations are hard to count, so estimates change as new surveys are published.