Do you know what the biggest cat in the world is? Is it a Maine Coon cat? NO! NO! NO! Maine Coon is not the biggest cat in the world. Although they are already considered giants among cats, compared with others, they can only be said to be kittens. This article will take you to see the largest cat in the world.

Tigers are the biggest cats! But you know what? There are as many as nine subspecies of tigers, including the South China tiger, the Siberian tiger, the Bengal tiger, the Indochinese tiger, the Malayan tiger, the Sumatran tiger, the Bali tiger, the Javan tiger and the Caspian tiger. Among them, the Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, is the largest tiger, with a body length of 1.8-2.5 meters, a tail length of 1-1.2 meters, and a weight of 180 kg to 350 kg. Tigers usually prey on large mammals, including various wild deer, wild sheep, bison, red deer, sambar, roe deer, musk deer, muntjac and other ungulates.

The lion is the second largest cat in the world . The male lion is larger than the female lion and has a luxurious mane. Males can grow up to 3 meters in length and weigh up to 250 kilograms. Lions are mainly divided into African lions and Asian lions. Asian lions were once widely distributed in Asia. Lions mainly eat medium to large prey, including antelope and zebra.

The jaguar is the largest big cat in the Americas. They live in North, Central, and South America, but most inhabit the Amazon rainforest. Jaguars can grow to 1.5 to 1.8 meters when not counting the tail, and 2.7 meters when counting the tail. They can weigh up to 158 kg.

Leopards mainly live on the African savannah and live alone. They usually grow to 1.9 meters long, not including their tails, which can add another 1 meter. They can weigh up to 75 kg. They usually eat medium-sized prey, including duiker and gazelle.

Cougars can be over 2.4 meters long and weigh between 59 and 68 kilograms. However, some cougars can grow larger and weigh up to 100kg. Cougars hunt small, medium and large prey in their range, and in North America their diet is dominated by deer.

Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land and can run up to 120 km/h. At the same time, it is also a huge cat, which can grow to 2.3 meters in length including the tail, and usually weighs between 34 and 57 kilograms. They usually eat small to medium-sized prey, including gazelle, impala, small wildebeest, etc.

Snow leopards often live in the environment of permanent ice and snow, alpine bare rocks and cold deserts. Chinese snow leopards account for about 40% of the world's total. Snow leopards can grow up to 1.3 meters in length, but their tails can add another 1 meter to their total body length, and they can weigh up to 54 kilograms. Snow leopards like to eat and hunt wild sheep and are now an internationally endangered species.

Lynx is divided into 4 major species and 23 subspecies. The smallest lynx species is only twice the size of a domestic cat. In terms of size, the short-tailed cat in the lynx is not a giant cat at all, and the Eurasian lynx is the largest lynx species.

Clouded leopards can grow up to 1 meter in length, weigh up to 25 kilograms, and are somewhere between the size of leopards and smaller cats. They mainly eat birds, rabbits, mice, monkeys, deer, and other small mammals. The main range of clouded leopards is in subtropical and tropical mountain and hilly evergreen forests, and most often in evergreen tropical primary forests. They are specifically distributed in subtropical and tropical forests in Nepal, Southeast Asia, and China. Due to excessive human deforestation and illegal hunting, the clouded leopard population has been greatly reduced.