The smallest cat is the Rusty-spotted cat , Prionailurus rubiginosus. This species lives in India and Sri Lanka. It is less than half the size of a typical domestic cat, standing only seven inches high at the shoulders and usually weighing less than three pounds. The largest cat is the Tiger , Panthera tigris.
Tigers can eat eighty pounds of meat at one sitting.
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