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Felis silvestris catus
Linnaeus, 1758
- domestic cat
(mammal)
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Felis silvestris (Species) - wildcat
..Felis silvestris cafra (Subspecies)
..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)
..[Felis silvestris catus] (Subspecies) - domestic cat
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, generic combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 42.
Subsequent rank
:
Variants
Basionym
:
Felis catus
Linnaeus, 1758
Different rank
:
Felis catus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Felis domesticus
Erxleben, 1777
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
domestic cat
:
cat
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