Felis silvestris

von Schreber, 1777

European Wildcat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1777. Heft 23. Pp. 393–408 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1778. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Dritter Theil. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529105

Original name as described

Felis (Catus) silvestris

Other common names

Caucasian Wildcat

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

no locality = Germany.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

United Kingdom · Portugal · Spain · France · Belgium · Luxembourg · Germany · Switzerland · Italy · Austria · Slovenia · Slovakia · Hungary · Czech Republic? · Poland · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Greece · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Russia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Georgia · Turkey

Taxonomy notes

previously include F. lybica

Taxonomy notes citation

Driscoll C. A., Menotti-Raymond M., Roca A. L., Hupe K., Johnson W. E., Geffen E., Harley E. H., Delibes M., Pontier D., Kitchener A. C., Yamaguchi N., O'Brien S. J. & Macdonald D. W. 2007. The Near Eastern origin of cat domestication. Science 317, 519-523. · Kitchener, A. C., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Eizirik, E., Gentry, A., Werdelin, L., Wilting, A., & Yamaguchi, N. (2017). A revised taxonomy of the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group. Cat News.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005990

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 grampia

G. S. Miller, 1907

Family

Felidae

Root name

grampia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.1.25.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56336a26-45ea-46b5-abe6-bb4a5bcbb42f

Authority page

396

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413645

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Felis sylvestris trapezia

Blackler, 1916

Family

Felidae

Root name

trapezia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.5.1.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/147c1883-4c81-4fb2-a442-8f179335511f

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129648

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis tartessia

G. S. Miller, 1907

Family

Felidae

Root name

tartessia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d02cf298-b77d-4b7e-a0a7-885dee342628

Authority page

397

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413646

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis silvestris euxina

Pocock, 1943

Family

Felidae

Root name

euxina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.5.23.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e9708f5-183e-4cb8-ae2c-e7c14bae2fa0

Authority page

701

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis lunensis

Martelli, 1906

Family

Felidae

Root name

lunensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IGF 4298

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

607-612

Authority publication

Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana

Felis silvestris hamadryas

Kurtén in Kurtén & Poulianos, 1977

Family

Felidae

Root name

hamadryas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Petralona 137

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Anthropos (Athens)

Felis (Catus) silvestris

von Schreber, 1777

Family

Felidae

Root name

silvestris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

397

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529105

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:280, 281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181049859/224982454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Catus ferus

(Fitzinger, 1855)

Family

Felidae

Root name

ferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

265

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Fitzinger (1855:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Felis silvestris caucasica

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

caucasica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis silvestris grampia

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

grampia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis silvestris silvestris

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

silvestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis sylvestris

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Felidae

Root name

sylvestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534690

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Felis catus ferus

von Schreber, 1775

Family

Felidae

Root name

fera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

pl. 107A

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064636

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Felis Catus ferus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Felidae

Root name

ferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

518

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873315

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:518, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Catus ferox

(Martorelli, 1896)

Family

Felidae

Root name

ferox

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10283398

Authority publication

Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali

Name usages

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

Felis Zitteli

Gaillard, 1899

Family

Felidae

Root name

zitteli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9627698

Authority publication

Archives du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Lyon

Felis catus morea

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Felidae

Root name

morea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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)

Felis catus caucasicus

Satunin, 1905

Family

Felidae

Root name

caucasica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Felis molisana

Altobello, 1921

Family

Felidae

Root name

molisana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

55

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Felis monspessulana

Bonifay, 1971

Family

Felidae

Root name

monspessulana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

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