Felis silvestris catus
subspecies of mammal
(Redirected from Cat)
- English: domestic cat
- Afrikaans: Kat
- العربية: قط
- asturianu: Gatu
- azərbaycanca: Pişik
- беларуская: Котка
- български: Котка
- bamanankan: Jakuma
- brezhoneg: Kazh doñv
- català: Gat domèstic
- Cebuano: Iring
- čeština: Kočka domácí
- Cymraeg: Cath
- dansk: Kat
- Deutsch: Hauskatze
- Ελληνικά: Γάτα
- Esperanto: Hejma kato
- español: gato, michi, Gato doméstico
- فارسی: گربه
- suomi: Kissa
- français: Chat domestique
- galego: Gato
- עברית: חתול
- hrvatski: Domaća mačka
- magyar: Házi macska
- Bahasa Indonesia: Kucing rumah
- íslenska: Húsköttur
- italiano: Gatto domestico
- 日本語: イエネコ, ネコ
- қазақша: Мысық
- 한국어: 고양이
- kurdî: pêsîk
- Latina: Cattus
- lombard: Gatt
- lietuvių: Katinas
- македонски: Домашна мачка
- Bahasa Melayu: Kucing domestik
- Nederlands: Huiskat
- norsk: Tamkatt
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਬਿੱਲੀ
- Kapampangan: Pusa
- Deitsch: Katz
- polski: kot domowy
- português: Gato doméstico
- română: Pisică de casă
- русский: Домашняя кошка, Кошка
- Scots: Cat
- slovenčina: Mačka domáca
- slovenščina: Domača mačka
- svenska: Katt
- தமிழ்: பூனை
- తెలుగు: పిల్లి
- ไทย: แมว
- lea faka-Tonga: Pusi
- Türkçe: Kedi
- українська: Кіт свійський
- Tiếng Việt: Mèo
- walon: Tchet
- 中文: 猫
- 文言: zh-classical:貓
- 中文(中国大陆): 猫
- Bân-lâm-gú: Niau-á
- 中文(臺灣): 貓
- isiZulu: Ikati
- Cat 🐱
- Méřî: đuk
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Wikispecies has an entry on: Felis silvestris catus. |
As ruled by Opinion 2027 the scientific name of the domesticated cat can either be Felis catus (as a species) or Felis silvestris catus (as a subspecies).
The wild form, the Wild Cat (Felis silvestris or Felis silvestris silvestris), can not be a subspecies of Felis catus.
Felis catus (Preferred by ITIS & MSW)
- Mammal Species of the World (v3, 2005) link: Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758
- ITIS link: Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758
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Cat anatomy
editMain category: Cat anatomy
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Diagram of the skeleton of a cat
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Odd-eyed cats (heterochromia)
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Radiography of a pregnant cat
Cats by coat/hair/fur colour or pattern
editMain categories: Cats by color and Cats by pattern
Cat behavior
editMain category: Cat behavior
Kittens
editMain category: Kittens
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3 hours old
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1 day old
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5 days old
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10 days old
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2 weeks old
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6 weeks old
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8 weeks old
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2 months old
Cat breeds
editMain category: Cat breeds
Collages of cats
editCats in art
editMain category: Cats in art
Video recording
editMain category: Videos of cats
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Birth of a kitten
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Domestic cats breeding
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Cat claws
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1947 film
Soundtrack
editMain category: Audio files of Felis silvestris
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meow -
purr -