The domestic cat, also called the house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal and a member of Felidae, the cat family within the order Carnivora. It is an obligate carnivore with a predominantly meat based diet, retractable claws adapted to killing small prey such as mice and rats, and well developed night vision and sense of smell. It is a social species but a solitary, crepuscular hunter, and it is the only domesticated species within the cat family.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Felis, Taxa Source Wikidata: Domestic Cat
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Domestic CatDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "Africa", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Domestic CatDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "Southern Asia", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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"locality": "Australia", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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"locality": "North America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Domestic CatDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "South America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cat
diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The cat (Felis catus), also called domestic cat and house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.
Introduction
It is a social species, but a solitary hunter and a crepuscular predator.
In Biome: Grassland, Habitats
Feral cats can live in forests, grasslands, tundra, coastal areas, agricultural land, scrublands, urban areas, and wetlands.
In Biome: Tundra, Habitats
Feral cats can live in forests, grasslands, tundra, coastal areas, agricultural land, scrublands, urban areas, and wetlands.
In Biome: Wetlands, Habitats
Feral cats can live in forests, grasslands, tundra, coastal areas, agricultural land, scrublands, urban areas, and wetlands.
In Biome: Xeric Shrubland, Habitats
Feral cats can live in forests, grasslands, tundra, coastal areas, agricultural land, scrublands, urban areas, and wetlands.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ20980826, descriptionView the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Felis catus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNA"
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Felis catus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
6. Wikidata: Domestic Cat
Child Taxon Of: Felis, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q228283 (Felis)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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