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Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
- wildcat
(mammal)
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Felis (Genus) - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
..[Caracal] (Subgenus) - caracal
..[Felis] (Subgenus)
..†Felis atrox (Species)
..[Felis aurata] (Species) - African golden cat
..[Felis bengalensis] (Species) - leopard cat
..Felis bieti (Species) - Chinese mountain cat
..[Felis caffer] (Species)
..[Felis cattus] (Species)
..Felis catus (Species) - domestic cat
..Felis chaus (Species) - jungle cat
..[Felis chaus] (Species)
..[Felis domesticus] (Species)
..†Felis hillanus (Species)
..†Felis hippolestes (Species)
..[Felis iriomotensis] (Species) - Iriomote cat
..†Felis lacustris (Species)
..[Felis leo] (Species)
..[Felis libyca] (Species)
..†Felis lunensis (Species)
..[Felis lybica] (Species) - African wild cat
..[Felis lynx] (Species)
..[Felis maniculata] (Species)
..Felis manul (Species) - Pallas's cat
..Felis margarita (Species) - sand cat
..[Felis marmorata] (Species) - marbled cat
..Felis nigripes (Species) - black-footed cat
..[Felis onca] (Species)
..[Felis pardalis] (Species) - ocelot
..[Felis pardus] (Species)
..[Felis pirrensis] (Species)
..[Felis planiceps] (Species) - flat-headed cat
..[Felis rubiginosa] (Species) - rusty-spotted cat
..[Felis serval] (Species) - serval
..[Felis sylvestris] (Species) - wild cat
..[Felis temminckii] (Species) - Asiatic golden cat
..[Felis tigrina] (Species) - little spotted cat
..[Felis tigris] (Species)
..[Felis viverrina] (Species) - fishing cat
..[Felis wiedii] (Species) - margay
..[Felis yagouaroundi] (Species) - jaguarundi
..[Herpailurus] (Subgenus) - jaguarundi
..[Ictailurus] (Subgenus)
..[Leopardus] (Subgenus)
..[Leptailurus] (Subgenus) - serval
..[Lynchailurus] (Subgenus) - pampas cat
..[Lynx] (Subgenus)
..[Mayailurus] (Subgenus) - Iriomote cat
..[Microfelis] (Subgenus)
..[Noctifelis] (Subgenus)
..[Oreailurus] (Subgenus) - mountain cat
..[Otocolobus] (Subgenus) - Pallas's cat
..[Pardofelis] (Subgenus)
..[Prionailurus] (Subgenus)
..[Profelis] (Subgenus)
..[Puma] (Subgenus)
..Felis silvestris (Species) - wildcat
....Felis silvestris cafra (Subspecies)
....[Felis silvestris catus] (Subspecies) - domestic cat
....Felis silvestris caucasica (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris caudata (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris chutuchta (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris cretensis (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris foxi (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris gordoni (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris grampia (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris griselda (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris haussa (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris iraki (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris jordansi (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris lybica (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris mellandi (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris nesterovi (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris ocreata (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris ornata (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris reyi (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris rubida (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris silvestris (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris tristrami (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris ugandae (Subspecies)
....Felis silvestris vellerosa (Subspecies)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
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(Phylum)
Chordata
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(Class)
Mammalia
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(Order)
Carnivora
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(Family)
Felidae
Descendants
Felis catus
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 537.
Current position
Felis
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 536.
Alternative positions
Felis (Felis)
(Subgenus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
R.M. Nowak, 1991
Historical positions
Carnivora
(Clade)
Bowdich 1821
Ref:
M.A. O'Leary et al., 2013
: table S2 (p. 86).
[rough position]
Felis
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 536-537.
Felis
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 1993
: 290-291.
Felis
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: 113.
Number of Subtaxa
2025
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
23ss
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 12 Oct 2014
[23ss]
2005
W.C. Wozencraft
: 537
[23ss]
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Last updated:
1 Feb 2024