Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Big Cats term is used to refer to the Wild cats of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Australia and Antarctica have no species of big cats. Big Cat Species: Cheetah (Africa) Jaguar (South America) Leopard (Africa) Lion (Africa, Gir lion in Asia) Lynx Ocelot Puma (other names: catamount, cougar, mountain lion, painted cat) (North and South America) Tiger (Asia) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.