List of carnivorans by population

This is a list of estimated global populations of Carnivora species. This list is not comprehensive, as not all carnivorans have had their numbers quantified.

List

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Amur Leopard	Panthera pardus orientalis	20-30[1]	CR[1]	[1]	Numbers have fluctuated in recent censuses.[1]
Iriomote cat	Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis	100–109[2]	CR[3]	[3]	A subspecies of the leopard cat living exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. Population size is declining, and consists of a single subpopulation.[2]
Malabar large-spotted civet	Viverra civettina	250[4]	CR[4]	[4]	Maximum estimate. Previously considered possibly extinct.[4]
Darwin's fox	Pseudalopex fulvipes	250[5]	EN[5]	[5]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[5]
Black-footed ferret	Mustela nigripes	500[6]	EN[6]	[6]	Almost became extinct in the 1980s.[6]
Red wolf	Canis rufus	300[7]	CR[7]	[7]	Maximum estimate. No more than 50 mature individuals. Previously extinct in the wild.[7]
Saimaa ringed seal	Pusa hispida saimensis	380	EN		The most endangered pinniped.
Cozumel raccoon	Procyon pygmaeus	323–955[8]	CR[8]	[8]	Mature individuals number less than 250. Populations can be severely affected by hurricanes.[8]
Ethiopian wolf	Canis simensis	500[9]	EN[9]	[9]	One of the world's rarest canids, and Africa's most endangered carnivore.
Siberian tiger	Panthera tigris tigris	560[10]	EN[10]	[10]	Siberian tigers have made a comeback from the brink of extinction due to the strict laws of the Russian government. Russian Authorities believe that the number of living Siberian tigers will reach 700 after four years.[10]
Asiatic lion	Panthera leo leo	674[11]	EN[11]	[11]	The population is rapidly growing from 284 in 1990 to 674 in 2020 thanks to the conservation efforts of the government, people and many communities. It is only found in the Gir forest and some other parts of the state of Gujrat, India.[11]
Mediterranean monk seal	Monachus monachus	700[12]	VU[12]	[12]	The second most endangered pinniped.[12]
Marine otter	Lontra felina	1,000[13]	EN[13]	[13]	Maximum estimate from 1991; numbers have probably fallen.[13]
Giant otter	Pteronura brasiliensis	1,000–5,000[14]	EN[14]	[14]
Iberian lynx	Lynx pardinus	1,100[15]	VU[16]	[16]	According to European Union LIFE Nature conservation projects estimates population size tripled from 52 mature individuals in 2002 to 156 in 2012.[16]
Hawaiian monk seal	Neomonachus schauinslandi	1,400[17]	EN[17]	[17]	Numbered 1448 in 1983.[17]
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	1,800[18]	VU[18]	[18]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[18]
Bay cat	Pardofelis badia	2,200[19]	EN[19]	[19]	Maximum estimate.[19]
Dhole	Cuon alpinus	2,500[20]	EN[20]	[20]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[20]
Fossa	Cryptoprocta ferox	2,500[21]	VU[21]	[21]	Maximum estimate.[21]
Andean mountain cat	Leopardus jacobita	2,500[22]	EN[22]	[22]	Maximum estimate.[22]
Grandidier's mongoose	Galidictis grandidieri	2,650–3,540[23]	EN[23]	[23]
Snow leopard	Panthera uncia	<8,000[24]	VU[24]	[24]
Bengal Tiger	Panthera tigris tigris	2,967[25]	EN[25]	[25]	The population is rapidly growing and it has been doubled from 1,411 to 2,967 in 12 years. According to the census report, the population has been risen 30% from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2020 thanks to the strict laws of Indian government.[25]
Tiger	Panthera tigris	3,900-5,600[26]	EN[26]	[26]	75% of the tigers in the world belongs to India. 13 countries including India, Bangladesh, Myanmmar, Bhutan, China, Russia have taken a misson to double the worldwide tiger population by the year 2022.[26]
Island fox	Urocyon littoralis	4,001[27]	NT	[27]
Sunda clouded leopard	Neofelis diardi	4,500[28]	VU[28]	[28]	Maximum estimate.[6]
African wild dog	Lycaon pictus	6,600[29]	EN[29]	[29]
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	7,100[30]	VU[30]	[30]	Estimate is for mature individuals only. Number may reach as high as 10,000.[30]
Brown hyena	Parahyaena brunnea	8,000[31]	NT[31]	[31]
Eurasian lynx	Lynx lynx	8,000 (Europe only)[32]	LC[32]	[32]
Marbled cat	Pardofelis marmorata	10,000[33]	NT[33]	[33]	Maximum estimate.[33]
Rusty-spotted cat	Prionailurus rubiginosus	10,000[34]	NT[34]	[34]
Clouded leopard	Neofelis nebulosa	10,000[35]	VU[35]	[35]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[35]
Red panda	Ailurus fulgens	10,000[36]	EN[36]	[36]
African golden cat	Caracal aurata	10,000[37]	VU	[37]	Minimum estimate for mature individuals.[37]
Chinese mountain cat	F. bieti	10,000[38]	VU[38]	[38]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[38]
Galápagos fur seal	Arctophoca galapagoensis	10,000–15,000[39]	EN[39]	[39]	Down from 30,000–40,000 in 1978.[39]
New Zealand sea lion	Phocarctos hookeri	11,855[40]	EN[40]	[40]
Juan Fernández fur seal	Arctophoca philippii	12,000[41]	LC[41]	[41]	Estimate is from the early 1990s; numbers appear to be increasing.[41]
Australian sea lion	Neophoca cinerea	13,790[42]	EN[42]	[42]
Striped hyena	Hyaena hyaena	14,000[43]	NT[43]	[43]		|
Sechuran fox	Lycalopex sechurae	15,000[44]	NT[44]	Unknown[44]	Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[44]
Guadalupe fur seal	Arctophoca townsendi	15,000–17,000[45]	LC[45]	[45]	Numbered 200 – 500 in the 1950s.[45]
Kodkod	Leopardus guigna	18,000[46]	VU[46]	[46]	Maximum estimate.[46]
Leopard seal	Hydrurga leptonyx	18,000-35,000[47]	LC[47]	Unknown[47]
Sloth bear	Melursus ursinus	20,000[48]	VU[48]	[48]	Maximum estimate.[48]
Lion	Panthera leo	20,000[49]	VU[49]	[49]	Comprises two subspecies in Africa and Asia. The Asiatic lion numbers an estimated 650.[50]
Galápagos sea lion	Zalophus wollebaeki	20,000–40,000[51]	EN[51]	[51]
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	22,000–31,000[52]	VU[52]	[52]
Maned wolf	Chrysocyon brachyurus	23,600[53]	NT[53]	Unknown[53]
Spotted hyena	Crocuta crocuta	27,000–47,000[54]	LC[54]	[54]	Tentative estimate.[54]
Asian black bear	Ursus thibetanus	50,000[55]	VU[56]	[56]	Maximum estimate.[56]
Cougar	Puma concolor	50,000[57]	LC[57]	[57]
Jaguar	Panthera onca	64,000[58]	NT[58]	[58]
Leopard	Panthera pardus	75,000[59]	VU[59]	[59]
Baikal seal	Pusa sibirica	80,000–100,000[60]	LC[60]	[60]
Sea otter	Enhydra lutris	106,822[61]	EN[61]	[61]
Bush dog	Speothos venaticus	110,000[62]	NT[62]	[62]	Considered an overestimate.[62]
Caspian seal	Pusa caspica	111,000[63]	EN[63]	[63]	Once numbered over 1,000,000.[63]
Ross seal	Ommatophoca rossii	130,000[64]	LC[64]	Unknown[64]
Steller sea lion	Eumetopias jubatus	143,000[65]	NT[65]	[65]	Divided into two subspecies: Western Steller (78,000) and Loughlin's Steller (65,000).[65]
Northern elephant seal	Mirounga angustirostris	171,000[66]	LC[66]	[66]	Numbered 113,000 in 1991.[66]
California sea lion	Zalophus californianus	180,000[67]	LC[67]	[67]
Brown bear	Ursus arctos	200,000[68]	LC[68]	[68]	Minimum estimate. Russia has the largest number of brown bears, believed to exceed 100,000, while estimates in the U.S. are around 33,000 (most in Alaska), Canada 25,000, and Europe (excluding Russia) 14,000.[68]
New Zealand fur seal	Arctophoca forsteri	200,000[69]	LC[69]	[69]
Subantarctic fur seal	Arctophoca tropicalis	200,000[70]	LC[70]	[70]	[70]
South American sea lion	Otaria flavescens	250,000[71]	LC[71]	[71]	Minimum estimate.[71]
South American fur seal	Arctophoca australis	250,000–300,000[72]	LC[72]	[72]
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	300,000[73]	LC	Unknown
Weddell seal	Leptonychotes weddellii	300,000[74]	LC[74]	Unknown[74]	[74]
Harbor seal	Phoca vitulina	315,000[75]	LC[75]	Unknown[75]	Founded in the coastal regions of North America, Europe and Asia.[75]
Grey seal	Halichoerus grypus	316,000[76]	LC[76]	[76]
Southern elephant seal	Mirounga leonina	325,000[77]	LC[77]	Unknown[77]	Latest global estimates are from the mid-1990s.[77]
Hooded seal	Cystophora cristata	340,000[78]	VU[78]	[78]	One population in the Northwest Atlantic and another in the Northeast. The latter population has declined 85-90% in the past 60 years for unknown reasons.[78]
Northern fur seal	Callorhinus ursinus	650,000[79]	VU[79]	[79]
American black bear	Ursus americanus	950,000[80]	LC[80]	[80]	Numbers are believed to be twice that of all other bears combined.[80]
Brown fur seal	Arctocephalus pusillus	1,060,000[81]	LC[81]	[81]	Divided into two subspecies: Cape and Australian.[81]
Crabeater seal	Lobodon carcinophaga	4,000,000[82]	LC[82]	Unknown[82]	[82]
Harp seal	Pagophilus groenlandicus	4,500,000[83]	LC[83]	[83]	[83]
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Unknown[84]	LC		Estimates are uncertain because a coordinated worldwide census has never been conducted.[84]
Cat (domestic)	Felis catus	600,000,000[85]	Domesticated	[85]	2007 estimate
Dog (domestic)	Canis familiaris	900,000,000[86]	Domesticated	[86]

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