Table 1 List of actual felids and hyanids and their FIV status

Wildcat

Felis silvestris silvestris (Schreber 1777)

European wildcat

Europe, S.W. Asia

+ fr

+

N.D.

F. s. lybica (Forster 1780)

Northern African wildcat

Africa, Middle East

+ fr

N.D.

<2000 B.C.

F. s. ornata (Gray 1830)

Asian wildcat

W. and C. Asia

+ fr

-

<2000 B.C.

F. bieti (Milne-Edwards 1892)

Chinese steppe cat

China

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

F. chaus (Schreber 1777)

Jungle cat

S. and S.E. Asia, Middle East, Egypt

+/- wb, cb

-

<2000 B.C.

F. margarita (Loche 1858)

Sand cat

Africa, Arabia, S.W. Asia

+ fr

-

N.D.

F. nigripes (Burchell 1824)

Black-footed cat

Africa

+/- cb

-

N.D.

Leopard cat

Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr 1792)

Leopard cat

E. and S.E. Asia, India

+ wb

+

N.D.

P. planiceps (Vigors and Horsfield 1827)

Flat-headed cat

Malatya, Sumatra, Borneo

+ fr

N.D.

N.D.

P. rubiginosus (I. G S-H 1831)

Rusty-spotted cat

India, Sri Lanka

- wb

N.D.

N.D.

P. viverrinus (Bennett 1833)

Fishing cat

S.E. Asia, N.E. India

+ cb

-

N.D.

Otocolobus manul(Pallas 1776)

Pallas' cat

C. and W. Asia

+ e, fr

+

<1000 A.D.

Puma

Puma concolor(Linnaeus 1771)

Puma

N. and S. America

+ e, fr

+ fr

<1500 A.D.

Herpailurus yagouaroundi(E. G S-H 1803)

Jaguarundi

Mexico, C. and S. America

+ fr

+ fr

<1000 A.D.

Acinonyx jubatus(Schreber 1775)

Cheetah

Africa, Asia Minor, India, W. Asia

+ e, fr

+ fr

<2000 B.C.

Lynx

Lynx canadensis Kerr 1792

Canada lynx

N. America

- fr

N.D.

N.D.

L. lynx (Linnaeus 1758)

Eurasian lynx

Europe and Asia

- wb

N.D.

N.D.

L. pardinus (Temminck 1827)

Iberian lynx

Spain and Portugal

- fr

-

N.D.

L. rufus(Schreber 1777)

Bobcat

N. America

+ e, fr

+

N.D.

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis(Linnaeus 1758)

Ocelot

C. and S. America, Mexico

+ fr

+

<1500 A.D.

L. colocolo (Molina 1782)

Pampas cat

S. America

+ fr

-

N.D.

L. geoffroyi (d'Orbigny and Gervais 1844)

Geoffroy's cat

S. America

+ e, fr

-

<1500 A.D.

L. guigna (Molina 1782)

Kodkod

C. Chile, Andean Argentina

- cb

N.D.

N.D.

L. jacobita (Cornalia 1865)

Andean mountain cat

Parts of Andes

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

L. tigrinus (Schreber 1775)

Tigrina

S. America

+ e, fr

-

N.D.

L. wiedii (Schinz 1821)

Margay

C. and S. America

+ e, fr

+

<1500 A.D.

Caracal

Caracal caracal (Schreber 1776)

Caracal

Africa, Middle East, S.W. Asia

- wb, cb

N.D.

<1500 A.D.

C. aurata (Temminck 1827)

African golden cat

Africa

+/- wb, cb

-

N.D.

Leptailurus serval (Schreber 1776)

Serval

Africa

- fr

N.D.

<1500 A.D.

Bay cat

Catopuma badia (Gray 1874)

Bornean bay cat

Borneo

- cb

N.D.

N.D.

C. temminckii (Vigors and Horsfield 1827)

Asian golden cat

Asia

+/- wb, cb

-

N.D.

Pardofelis marmorata (Martin 1837)

Marbled cat

S.E. Asia

+/- wb, cb

-

N.D.

Panthera

Panthera leo(Linnaeus 1758)

Lion

Africa

+ e, fr

+

<2000 B.C.

P. leo (Linnaeus 1758)

Lion

S.W. Asia

+ cb

+

<2000 B.C.

P. onca (Linnaeus 1758)

Jaguar

Mexico, C. and S. America

+ e, fr

N.D.

N.D.

P. pardus(Linnaeus 1758)

Leopard

Africa

+ fr

+

<2000 B.C.

P. pardus (Linnaeus 1758)

Leopard

Asia

+ cb

N.D.

<2000 B.C.

P. tigris (Linnaeus 1758)

Tiger

India, E. and S.E. Asia

+ cb

+

~200 B.C.

P. uncia (Schreber 1758)

Snow leopard

C. Asia

+ wb

+

N.D.

Neofelis nebulosa (Griffith 1821)

Mainland clouded leopard

S.E. Asia

+ cb

-

N.D.

N. diardi (G. Cuvier 1823)

Sunda Island clouded leopard

Sumatra and Borneo

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

Hyaeninae

Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben 1777)

Spotted hyena

Africa, S. of the Sahara

+ e, fr

+ fr

N.D.

Hyaena Hyaena (Linnaeus 1758)

Striped hyena

Africa but S. Africa, S.W. Asia

+ e, fr

-

<2000 B.C.

H. brunnea (Thunberg 1820)

Brown hyena

S. Africa

-

N.D.

N.D.

Protelinae

Proteles cristatus (Sparrman 1783)

aardwolf

S. and E. Africa

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.