Felis catus

Linnaeus, 1758

Domestic Cat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Felis

Species status

Living
Domesticated
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033834

Original name as described

Felis Catus

Other common names

Cat

Type locality

Sweden.

Country distribution

Domesticated

Taxonomy notes

domestic form of F. lybica

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005985

Country distribution map

No distribution data available.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Felis silvestris cretensis

Haltenorth, 1953

Family

Felidae

Root name

cretensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.2.14

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis ocreata agrius

Bate, 1906

Family

Felidae

Root name

agrius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.2.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ee6234d-713b-4568-857c-ae697f47f5a1

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207786

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Felis pulchella

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Felidae

Root name

pulchella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1979.1930 (= BMNH:Mamm:165a)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6bb62c89-3c0f-44c3-9c68-119bb0096c97 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6a6f77c-fd98-4b39-b3be-90d01a816139

Authority page

577

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268168

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis bouvieri

de Rochebrune, 1883

Family

Felidae

Root name

bouvieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-106, MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-107

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-106 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-107

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187579

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis torquata

C. F. Cuvier, 1842

Family

Felidae

Root name

torquata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-317

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-317

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

felis Obscura

A. G. Desmarest, 1821

Family

Felidae

Root name

obscura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-324

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-324

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523994

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis caligata hybrida

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Felidae

Root name

hybrida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-324

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-324

Authority page

209

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis megalotis

S. Müller in Temminck, 1840

Family

Felidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

29, 54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103237 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103272

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis catus jordansi

E. Schwarz, 1930

Family

Felidae

Root name

jordansi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1983.186

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

223

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Felis dæmon

Satunin, 1904

Family

Felidae

Root name

daemon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 4146, ZIN S. 2685

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31206987

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis deliensis

Hilzheimer, 1906

Family

Felidae

Root name

deliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258814

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Felis aurea

Lesson, 1827

Family

Felidae

Root name

aurea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207662

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Felis Catus cærulus

Crespon, 1844

Family

Felidae

Root name

caerulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795664

Authority publication

Nîmes

Name usages

Crespon (1844:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)

Felis domestica

Kelaart, 1852

Family

Felidae

Root name

domestica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  2. Hensel (1872:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37365)

Catus domesticus

(Fitzinger, 1855)

Family

Felidae

Root name

domesticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Fitzinger (1855:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

agria

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

agria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

535

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis silvestris jordansi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

jordansi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

madagascariensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

madagascariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

535

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

striaas

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

striaas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

535

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Catus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Felidae

Root name

catus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033834

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:518, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Billberg (1827:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  7. Lesson (1827:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  8. Lesson (1842:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Crespon (1844:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  10. Loche (1858:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  11. Blyth (1863:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  12. Bailey (1936:265, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  13. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  14. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #200000010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #200000010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

Felis Catus Angorensis

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Felidae

Root name

angorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

521

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873318

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:521, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Lesson (1827:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Crespon (1844:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)

Felis Catus caeruleus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Felidae

Root name

caerulea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

522

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873319

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:522, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Lesson (1827:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Catus domesticus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Felidae

Root name

domestica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873317

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:520, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Lesson (1827:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Crespon (1844:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Catus Hispanicus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Felidae

Root name

hispanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

522

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873319

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:522, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Lesson (1827:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Crespon (1844:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis catus angorensis

J. F. Gmelin, 1788

Family

Felidae

Root name

angorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751300

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis catus ruber

J. F. Gmelin, 1788

Family

Felidae

Root name

rubra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751301

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Catus aureus

Kerr, 1792

Family

Felidae

Root name

aurea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664179

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Catus madagascarensis

Kerr, 1792

Family

Felidae

Root name

madagascarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664179

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Felis Catus sinensis

Kerr, 1792

Family

Felidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664178

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Catus longiceps

Bechstein, 1799

Family

Felidae

Root name

longiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

679

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833544

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Catus striatus

Bechstein, 1799

Family

Felidae

Root name

striata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

679

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833544

Authority publication

Weimar

Felis Catus coeruleus

Bechstein, 1801

Family

Felidae

Root name

coeruleus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

654

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30257954

Authority publication

Leipzig

torquata

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1826

Family

Felidae

Root name

torquata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notpublishedwithageneric_name

Authority page

pl. 126 (p. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44522761

Authority publication

Paris

Felis domestica Antiquorum

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Felidae

Root name

antiquorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis domestica Japonica

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Felidae

Root name

japonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Syriaca

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Felidae

Root name

syriaca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

207, 208

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis domestica Tralatitia

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Felidae

Root name

tralatitia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis domestica Vulgaris

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Felidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis inconspicua

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Felidae

Root name

inconspicua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

577

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268168

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis brevicaudata

H. R. Schinz, 1844

Family

Felidae

Root name

brevicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

454

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis cumana

H. R. Schinz, 1844

Family

Felidae

Root name

cumana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

453

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis huttoni

E. Blyth in T. Hutton, 1846

Family

Felidae

Root name

huttoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122706

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis libyca siamensis

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Felidae

Root name

siamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423154

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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