Genus

Palearctic and African Small Cats

Felis

3 species in our catalog · found in 34 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyFelidae (Felids)
GenusFelis (Palearctic and African Small Cats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Felis chaus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Felis silvestris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Felis lybica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Palearctic and African Small Cats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Jungle Cat			~40%
2	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~30%
	European Wildcat			Insufficient data
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Jungle Cat			~30%
4	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	African Wildcat			~20%
5	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Jungle Cat			Insufficient data
6	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Jungle Cat			Insufficient data
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	African Wildcat			~20%
8	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Jungle Cat			Insufficient data
9	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Jungle Cat			Insufficient data
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
11	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Jungle Cat			Insufficient data
12	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
14	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
15	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
17	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			~10%
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
21	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Jungle Cat			Insufficient data
22	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			~10%
23	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	European Wildcat			~10%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
25	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~10%
	European Wildcat			Insufficient data
26	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
28	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Jungle Cat			Insufficient data
29	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
33	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Wildcat			Insufficient data

Palearctic and African Small Cats

Species in this group

Jungle Cat

European Wildcat

African Wildcat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Palearctic and African Small Cats

Parks Ranked