Rarest Species in the Cat Family — All 54 Answers Ranked by Rarity

54 answers are accepted for “Name a species in the cat family”. Pardofelis badia is the rarest species in the cat family in this ranking, with 62 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Felis leo is the second-rarest with 63 monthly Wikipedia views, about the same as Pardofelis badia. Lion is the most common species in the cat family in this ranking, with 1,203,139 monthly Wikipedia views, 19,405× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 54 answers: 12,879,918. Pardofelis badia is under 0.1% of that total. 11 answers are Epic or Legendary: Pardofelis badia (Legendary), Felis leo (Legendary), Dinofelis paleoonca (Legendary), and 8 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

54 answers to “Name a species in the cat family”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Pardofelis badia on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	62
2	Felis leo on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.981	63
3	Dinofelis paleoonca on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.962	67
4	Leopardus munoai on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.943	175
5	Leopardus pajeros on Wikipedia	Epic	0.925	1,263
6	Cave lynx on Wikipedia	Epic	0.906	2,235
7	Garlepp's pampas cat on Wikipedia	Epic	0.887	2,513
8	Puma incurva on Wikipedia	Epic	0.868	4,618
9	Pantanal cat on Wikipedia	Epic	0.849	5,892
10	Puma pumoides on Wikipedia	Epic	0.830	7,231
11	Leopardus narinensis on Wikipedia	Epic	0.811	14,579
12	Felis catus on Wikipedia	Rare	0.792	18,786
13	Clouded tiger cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.774	20,210
14	Leopardus guttulus on Wikipedia	Rare	0.755	24,151
15	Sunda leopard cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.736	28,095
16	Marbled cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.717	44,887
17	Sunda clouded leopard on Wikipedia	Rare	0.698	47,016
18	Andean mountain cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.679	48,011
19	African golden cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.660	48,954
20	Bay cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.642	59,931
21	Geoffroy's cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.623	61,021
22	Flat-headed cat on Wikipedia	Rare	0.604	65,713
23	Chinese mountain cat on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.585	74,964
24	Asian golden cat on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.566	76,561
25	Pampas cat on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.547	85,926
26	Kodkod on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.528	101,385
27	Margay on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.509	110,438
28	Oncilla on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.491	114,805
29	Jungle cat on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.472	133,225
30	Rusty-spotted cat on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.453	151,010
31	Fishing cat on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.434	162,752
32	Iberian lynx on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.415	180,974
33	Clouded leopard on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.396	210,780
34	Leopard cat on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.377	222,763
35	Jaguarundi on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.358	226,336
36	Eurasian lynx on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.340	232,686
37	Black-footed cat on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.321	237,976
38	Sand cat on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.302	238,807
39	African wildcat on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.283	259,125
40	Canada lynx on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.264	261,032
41	European wildcat on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.245	270,992
42	Serval on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.226	357,908
43	Ocelot on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.208	366,800
44	Tilcayo on Wikipedia	Common	0.189	423,642
45	Caracal on Wikipedia	Common	0.170	450,791
46	Snow leopard on Wikipedia	Common	0.151	601,006
47	Bobcat on Wikipedia	Common	0.132	636,641
48	Pallas's cat on Wikipedia	Common	0.113	641,211
49	Leopard on Wikipedia	Common	0.094	679,750
50	Cheetah on Wikipedia	Common	0.075	798,288
51	Cougar on Wikipedia	Common	0.057	835,146
52	Jaguar on Wikipedia	Common	0.038	892,079
53	Tiger on Wikipedia	Common	0.019	1,135,507
54	Lion on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	1,203,139

FAQ

What is the rarest species in the cat family?

Pardofelis badia is the rarest species in the cat family in this ranking, with 62 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species in the cat family are there?

There are 54 species in the cat family in this ranking, from Pardofelis badia (rarest) to Lion (most common).

What is the most common species in the cat family?

Lion is the most common species in the cat family in this ranking, with 1,203,139 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.