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.
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Common name Binomial name Population Status TrendNotesImage Red wolf Canis rufus 20-30 Previously extinct in the wild. Reintroduction efforts have been hampered by hybridization with coyotes (C. latrans). Iriomote cat Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis 100–109 A subspecies of the leopard cat living exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. Population size is declining, and consists of a single subpopulation. Amur leopard Panthera pardus orientalis 129-130 Subspecies of leopard (P. pardus). Numbers have fluctuated in recent censuses. Newest estimate of mature individuals comes from IUCN Assessment for P. pardus. Saimaa ringed seal Pusa hispida saimensis 135-190 Subspecies of ringed seal (P. hispida). Total population was estimated to be 320 individuals in 2015. Asiatic lion Panthera leo leo 175 Total population size is estimated to be 350 individuals. Cozumel raccoon (Pygmy raccoon) Procyon pygmaeus 192 Total population is estimated to be 323-955 individuals. Populations are severely affected by hurricanes. Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis 197 Total population is estimated to be 360-440 adults. Black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes 206 Value given is for number of mature adults living in self-sustaining wild populations. More than 300 individuals are currently held in captive breeding programs. Malabar large-spotted civet (Malabar civet)Viverra civettina 249 Maximum estimate; may be extinct. Siberian tiger Panthera tigris tigris 265-486 Subspecies of tiger (P. tigris). Population size and trend are available in the supplementary information available on the P. tigris assessment (estimates of tiger numbers in Russia). Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus 444-600 Values given are for mature individuals. There are three primary subpopulations: Madeira: 27 individuals Ras Nouadhibou: 350 individuals eastern Mediterranean: not given, but estimated to produce ~97 pups annually. Persian leopardPanthera pardus tulliana450-626Subspecies of leopard (P. pardus). Total population is estimated to be 750–1,044 individuals. Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca 500-1,000 Total population is estimated to be 1,864 individuals. Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus 648 Total population is estimated to be 1,668 individuals. Darwin's fox Pseudalopex fulvipes 659-2,499 Minimum number of mature individuals is expected to be 489. No upper limit presented. Hawaiian monk seal Neomonachus schauinslandi 922 Total population is estimated to be 1,607 individuals. Dhole Cuon alpinus 949-2,215 Total population is estimated to be 4,500–10,500 individuals. Population estimates were calculated assuming proportion of mature individuals in population is similar to that of African wild dogs. Asian golden catCatopuma temminckii1,000-12,000Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 7,000. Chinese mountain cat Felis bieti 1,177-23,540 Total population is estimated to be 2,354–47,081 individuals, though a best estimate is expected to be < 10,000 mature individuals. African wild dog Lycaon pictus 1,676 Value given is for number of mature individuals. Andean mountain cat (Andean cat)Leopardus jacobita 2,177 Total population is estimated to be 4,354 individuals. Bay cat (Borneo bay cat)Catopuma badia 2,200 Value given is for number of mature individuals. Otter civetCynogale bennettii2,490Value given is estimate for mature individuals.Flat-headed catPrionailurus planiceps2,499Value given is for number of mature individuals.Spectacled bear (Andean bear)Tremarctos ornatus2,500-10,000Total population is estimated to be 13,000-18,000 individuals. Tiger Panthera tigris 2,608-3,905 Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 3,140. Total population is estimated to be 3,726-5,578 individuals, not including cubs. Fossa (Fosa)Cryptoprocta ferox 2,635-8,626 Values given are for number of mature individuals. Grandidier's mongoose (Grandidier's vontsira) Galidictis grandidieri 2,650–3,540 Values given are estimate for total population, ca. 2006. Snow leopard Panthera uncia 2,710-3,386 Most recent "best guess" estimate for total population is 3,920-6,390 individuals, from 2013. New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri 3,031 Value given is for number of mature individuals. Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa 3,700 Total population is estimated to be 5,580 individuals. Island fox Urocyon littoralis 4,001 Total population is estimated to be 5,500 individuals. Brown hyena (Brown hyaena)Parahyaena brunnea 4,365-10,111 Values given are for number of mature individuals. Total population is expected to be, at minimum, 5,000-8,000 individuals, though the Botswanan population may have several thousand individuals not considered. Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi 4,500 Value given is for number of mature individuals, with an estimated 3,800 on Borneo and 730 on Sumatra. Striped hyena (Striped hyaena)Hyaena hyaena 5,000-9,999 Total population is estimated to be 5,000-14,000 individuals, ca. 1998. Southern tiger catLeopardus guttulus6,047Value given is estimate for mature individuals. Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis >6,450 Value given is absolute minimum for total population. Estimates are not available for all subpopulations. Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea 6,500 Total population is estimated to be 12,690 individuals. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus 6,517 Total population of adults and adolescents is estimated to be 7,100 individuals. West African oyanPoiana leightoni6,700-10,000Most recent confirmed records of this species are from the 1980s.Crested genetGenetta cristata7,000Value given is estimate for mature individuals.Oncilla (Northern tiger cat)Leopardus tigrinus8,932-10,208Values given are for estimate number of adult individuals.Sulawesi palm civet (Sulawesi civet)Macrogalidia musschenbroekii9,000Value given is estimate for mature individuals. Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki 9,200-10,600 Total population is estimated to be 14,000-16,000 (2001). Hose's palm civet (Hose's civet)Diplogale hosei9,500Value given is estimate for mature individuals.Black-footed catFelis nigripes9,707Total population is estimated to be 13,867 individuals.Hoary foxLycalopex vetulus9,840-19,200Total population is estimated to be 49,200-96,000 individuals.Bourlon's genetGenetta bourloni9,850Known from a single camera-trap photo and 29 museum specimens. Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis 10,000 Total population is estimated to be 15,000 individuals. Aquatic genetGenetta piscivora10,000Known from 30 specimens. No confirmed reports since the 1970s. Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi 10,000 Minimum total population is estimated to be 20,084 individuals. Pale foxVulpes pallida10,000-19,999?Values given are estimate of mature population, though this estimate may not be founded in empirical data. Sloth bear Melursus ursinus 10,000-20,000 Values given are for total population; estimates are considered to be tentative. Marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata >10,000 Value given is for number of mature individuals, assuming population densities are not exceptionally low across range. Sechuran fox Lycalopex sechurae < 15,000 ? Value given is for number of mature individuals, but estimate is supported by very little data. Juan Fernández fur seal Arctocephalus philippii 16,000 Value given is for number of mature individuals. Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus 17,000 ? Total population is estimated to be 17,000 individuals. Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx 18,000 ? Total population is estimated to be 35,500 (95% confidence interval: 10,900-102,600) individuals. Polar bear Ursus maritimus 22,000-31,000 ? Values given are for total population. Best estimate for total population is 26,000 individuals. Lion Panthera leo 22,670-25,670 Values given are estimates for number of adults and subadults. Kodkod (Guiña) Leopardus guigna 26,383-101,294 ? Values given are for number of mature individuals. Spotted hyena (Spotted hyaena) Crocuta crocuta 27,000–47,000 Values given are a tentative estimate of total population. Tibetan foxVulpes ferrilata37,000?Value given is for total population, but is from 1989 and considered to be "very coarse and unreliable." Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii 40,000 ? Estimates for total population are highly variable. Most recent estimate (2012) estimates 78,500 total individuals. Asian black bear (Asiatic black bear) Ursus thibetanus 50,000-61,000 Values given are estimate of total population is the four countries with the largest populations (China, Japan, India, and Russia). Likely to be a considerable underestimate, given known populations across south and east Asia. Baikal seal Pusa sibirica 54,000 Total population is estimated to be 108,200 individuals. Pallas's catOtocolobus manul58,000Total population is speculated to be 49,000–98,000 individuals. Jaguar Panthera onca 64,000 Value given is for total population. A single large population in Amazonia is estimated to account for 89% of total population, with 57,000 individuals. Caspian seal Pusa caspica 68,000 ? Value given is for mature individuals. Total population is highly uncertain. Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx >69,510 Value given is an underestimate of total population, due to unknown populations across large portions of the species' Asian range. National/regional population estimates are available for Europe, Russia, China, and Mongolia. Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus 81,327 Total population is estimated to be 160,867 individuals. Divided by subspecies:
Western (79,929) Loughlin's (80,938). New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri 100,000 Total population is estimated to be 200,000 individuals. South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis 109,500 Total population is estimated to be 219,000 individuals. Bush dog Speothos venaticus 110,000 Value given is for total population; may be an overestimate. Northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris 110,000 Total population is estimated to be 210,000-239,000 individuals. Brown bear Ursus arctos 110,000 Total population is estimated to be more than 200,000 individuals. Regional estimates exist for several areas:
Russia: >100,000 United States: 33,000 Canada: 25,000 Europe (excluding Russia): 15,400. WalrusOdobenus rosmarus112,500?Total population is estimated to be more than 245,000-295,000 individuals, in two subspecies:
Pacific (O. r. divergens): 200,000-250,000 Atlantic (O. r. rosmarus): >45,000 Sea otter Enhydra lutris 128,902 Value given is for total population. Leopard Panthera pardus 146,768- 461,512 Values given are estimate of total population. California sea lion Zalophus californianus 180,000 Total population is estimated to be 387,646 individuals. Ribbon sealHistriophoca fasciata183,000?Total population is estimated to be approximately 365,000 individuals. Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis 200,000 Total population is estimated to be more than 400,000 individuals. Grey wolf Canis lupus 200,000-250,000 Values given are for total population. South American sea lion Otaria flavescens 222,500 Total population is estimated to be, at least, 445,000 individuals. IUCN gives binomial name as Otaria byronia. Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii 300,000 ? Species is widespread and range is difficult to cover in a survey. Total population is estimated to be between 200,000 and 1.0 million individuals. Arctic foxVulpes lagopus300,000-999,999Total population is estimated to number "several hundred thousand animals," with population fluctuating significantly with prey populations. Harbor seal Phoca vitulina 315,000 ? Total population is estimated to be 610,000-640,000 individuals. Grey seal Halichoerus grypus 316,000 Total population is estimated to be 632,000 individuals. Hooded seal Cystophora cristata 316,832 Value given is estimated total population from two subpopulations:
Northeast Atlantic: 76,832 individuals