The Taxonomicon
Entity by Scientific Name
Entity by Epithet
Entity by Identifier
Entity by Common Name
Taxon by Scientific Name (above family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (genus group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (species group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (below species group)
Taxon by Authorship
Object by Name
Object by Number
Phenomenon by Name
Homonym
Topic
Person by Last Name / Standard Form
Organization by Name / Abbreviation
Reference by Year
Reference by Title
Home
Site map
|
Contact
Taxon:
Species
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
- wildcat
(mammal)
Taxa
Advanced Search
Entity
Show Invalid Names
Show Alternatives
Bookmarks
Set Bookmark
Go to Bookmark
Hierarchy
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Properties
Relationships
Bibliography
Links
Entity:
Felis (Genus) - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
..†Felis atrox (Species)
..Felis bieti (Species) - Chinese mountain cat
..Felis catus (Species) - domestic cat
..Felis chaus (Species) - jungle cat
..†Felis hillanus (Species)
..†Felis hippolestes (Species)
..†Felis lacustris (Species)
..†Felis lunensis (Species)
..Felis manul (Species) - Pallas's cat
..Felis margarita (Species) - sand cat
..Felis nigripes (Species) - black-footed cat
..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)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Chordata
-
(Class)
Mammalia
-
(Order)
Carnivora
-
(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
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
23ss
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 12 Oct 2014
[23ss]
2005
W.C. Wozencraft
: 537
[23ss]
©2004-2026 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated:
28 Aug 2026