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Cat Name
Wildcat
Wild Cat
What They Look Like
Wildcats look just like domestic cats but with less variety in their coat patterns. They usually have tabby stripes or ticked fur, with more subdued colors.
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Least Concern
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Black-footed Cat
Jungle Cat
Pallas cat
Sand Cat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felis
Species: Felis silvestris
Subspecies
Near Eastern Wildcat
Felis silvestris lybica (North Africa and Southwest Asia)
African Wildcat
Felis silvestris cafra (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Asiatic Wildcat
Indian Desert Cat
Steppe Wildcat
Felis silvestris ornata (Central Asia to India)
Chinese Desert Cat
Chinese Mountain Cat
Chinese Alpine Steppe Cat
Felis silvestris bieti (Western China)
European Wildcat
Forest Wildcat
Felis silvestris silvestris (Europe)
Domestic Cat
Felis silvestris catus
Felis silvestris lybica (North Africa and Southwest Asia)
African Wildcat
Felis silvestris cafra (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Asiatic Wildcat
Indian Desert Cat
Steppe Wildcat
Felis silvestris ornata (Central Asia to India)
Chinese Desert Cat
Chinese Mountain Cat
Chinese Alpine Steppe Cat
Felis silvestris bieti (Western China)
European Wildcat
Forest Wildcat
Felis silvestris silvestris (Europe)
Domestic Cat
Felis silvestris catus
Former/Disputed Classifications
Scottish Wildcat
Felis silvestris grampia
Felis silvestris cafra
Felis silvestris caucasica
Felis silvestris caudata
Felis silvestris chutuchta
Felis silvestris cretensis
Felis silvestris foxi
Felis silvestris gordoni
Felis silvestris griselda
Felis silvestris haussa
Felis silvestris iraki
Felis silvestris jordansi
Felis silvestris lybica
Felis silvestris mellandi
Felis silvestris nesterovi
Felis silvestris ocreata
Felis silvestris ornata
Felis silvestris reyi
Felis silvestris rubida
Felis silvestris silvestris
Felis silvestris tristrami
Felis silvestris ugandae
Felis silvestris vellerosa
Chinese Desert Cat
Chinese Mountain Cat
Felis bieti
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
Felis silvestris grampia
Felis silvestris cafra
Felis silvestris caucasica
Felis silvestris caudata
Felis silvestris chutuchta
Felis silvestris cretensis
Felis silvestris foxi
Felis silvestris gordoni
Felis silvestris griselda
Felis silvestris haussa
Felis silvestris iraki
Felis silvestris jordansi
Felis silvestris lybica
Felis silvestris mellandi
Felis silvestris nesterovi
Felis silvestris ocreata
Felis silvestris ornata
Felis silvestris reyi
Felis silvestris rubida
Felis silvestris silvestris
Felis silvestris tristrami
Felis silvestris ugandae
Felis silvestris vellerosa
Chinese Desert Cat
Chinese Mountain Cat
Felis bieti
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System