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Domestic Cat

Felis catus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,593, February 1,177, March 1,844, April 2,900, May 4,182, June 4,560, July 4,880, August 4,196, September 3,081, October 2,300, November 1,257, December 982.
United States59,418
Alaska32,951
California9,537
Texas6,569
Canada5,902
China4,006
New York3,332
Russia3,216
Pennsylvania2,872
Spain2,572

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • SolitaryLives alone except for matingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyFelids · Felidae
GenusPalearctic and African Small Cats · Felis

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