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Domestic Cat

Felis catus Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Felis catus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Felis catus
Species recognized by Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Cambodia Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Hong Kong Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kiribati Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malaysia Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Russia Species List, Singapore Species List, South Korea Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Taiwan Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, NCBI, EOL authors, Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, and United States Species List
Felis catus
Recognized by SI Wild, CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Ecomare, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Global Invasive Species Database, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Pantheria, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Felis catus (Maine Coon)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and Aruba Species List
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by eMammal, Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel, Ecomare, and Conabio
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Felis catus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, CITES, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Simpson et al 2020, Simpson et al 2020, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and GGBN data coverage
Felis catus
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Felis catus domestica Erxleben 1777
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Felis catus domestica Erxleben 1777
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Felis catus Linnaeus 1775
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Felis domesticus
Synonym according to NCBI
Felis libyca Forster 1780
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Felis ornata Gray 1830
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Felis catus domestica Erxleben 1777
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Felis catus domestica Erxleben 1777
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Felis catus domestica Erxleben 1777
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Domestic Cat preferred
Recognized by SI Wild and CITES
Wild Cat
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk and Flickr BHL
Domestic Cat -- Feral cat
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
Domestic cat
prefer
Recognized by AnAge, Simpson et al 2020, and admin
domestic cat
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and Conabio
cat preferred
Recognized by Conabio, Paleobiology Database, and Flickr BHL
feral cat
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
house cat
prefer
Recognized by Conabio

Arabic

قط الجبال preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
قط جبلى ليبى
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk

Dutch; Flemish

Gedomesticeerde kat preferred
Recognized by admin
Huiskat
prefer
Recognized by admin
Kat
prefer
Recognized by admin

French

chat preferred
Recognized by Conabio

German

Katze preferred
Recognized by Conabio
hauskatze
prefer
Recognized by Conabio

Hindi

घरेलू बिल्ली preferred
Recognized by admin

Italian

gatto preferred
Recognized by Conabio

Japanese

イエネコ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Occitan (post 1500)

Gat preferred
Recognized by admin

Spanish; Castilian

gato preferred
Recognized by Conabio
poti
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
pusiniveikau
prefer
Recognized by Conabio

Pt Br

Gato preferred
Recognized by admin
Gato caseiro
prefer
Recognized by admin
Gato doméstico
prefer
Recognized by admin
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Curated hierarchies for Felis catus Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Felis manul Pallas 1776
Felis margarita Loche 1858
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Feliformia Kretzoi 1945
Felidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felinae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Felis manul Pallas 1776
Felis margarita Loche 1858
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Felis manul Pallas 1776
Felis margarita Loche 1858
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felis
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Felis manul Pallas 1776
Felis margarita Loche 1858
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Felis manul Pallas 1776
Felis margarita Loche 1858
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Felis catus catus
Felis catus ferus Linn. & Schreber 1775
Felis catus silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis catus var. catus
Felis catus var. ferus Erxleben 1777
Felis affinis Gray 1830
Felis agrius Bate 1906
Felis antediluviana Kaup 1833
Felis aphanista Kaup 1833
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Felis borealis Thunberg 1798
Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Felis domesticus Erxleben 1777
Felis haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis herschelii Gray 1869
Felis hyaenoides
Felis javanensis Horsfield 1824
Felis macrocelis Horsfield 1825
Felis manchurica Mori 1922
Felis manul Pallas 1776
Felis margarita Loche 1858
Felis maxima Scott & Osborn 1890
Felis moormensis Hodgson 1831
Felis nepalensis Horsfield & Vigors 1829
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Felis obscura Hendey 1974
Felis ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis ogygia Kaup 1833
Felis ornata Gray 1830
Felis pamiri Ozansoy 1965
Felis pardochrous Hodgson 1844
Felis pardoides Gray 1867
Felis platensis Ameghino 1889
Felis prateri Pocock 1939
Felis prisca Kaup 1833
Felis propampina Kraglievich 1934
Felis proplatensis Ameghino 1904
Felis propuma Ameghino 1904
Felis pulchella Gray 1837
Felis pumoides Castellanos 1958
Felis rexroadensis (Stephens 1959)
Felis ricketti Bonhote 1903
Felis rutilus Waterhouse 1843
Felis servalina
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis studeri (Savage 1960)
Felis wagati Gray 1867
Felis youngi Pei

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Feliformia Kretzoi 1945
Felidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felinae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Felis manul Pallas 1776
Felis margarita Loche 1858
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis
Felis catus (this page)
Felis chaus
Felis margarita
Felis nigripes
Felis silvestris
unclassified Felis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis
Felis catus (this page)
Felis affinis
Felis agrius
Felis attica
Felis aurata
Felis badia
Felis bieti
Felis brachyrhyncha
Felis capensis
Felis caracal
Felis charltonii
Felis chaus
Felis chinensis
Felis concolor
Felis dominicanorum
Felis euptilura
Felis fearonii
Felis glaucula
Felis gracilis
Felis grampia
Felis guigna
Felis haussa
Felis herschelii
Felis ingrami
Felis insularis
Felis jacobita
Felis jaguarundi
Felis javanensis
Felis leo
Felis lunensis
Felis lybica
Felis lynx
Felis maculata
Felis manchurica
Felis manul
Felis margarita
Felis marmorata
Felis mexicana
Felis mexicana
Felis mexicana
Felis moormensis
Felis neglecta
Felis nepalensis
Felis nigripes
Felis ocreata
Felis ornata
Felis pardina
Felis pardochrous
Felis pardoides
Felis pardus
Felis pulchella
Felis ricketti
Felis rubiginosus
Felis rufa
Felis rutilus
Felis serval
Felis servalina
Felis silvestris
Felis sumatrana
Felis tartessia
Felis temminckii
Felis tenasserimensis
Felis tigris
Felis uncia
Felis villosa
Felis viverrinus
Felis wagati
Felis weidii
Felis yagouaroundi
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