Cat (Felis catus)

Domestic cat (Felis catus) is a species within the Felidae family. These mammals typically measure 46 cm in length, stand 23–25 cm tall, and have a tail length of 30 cm, with an average weight of 4–5 kg. Their skeletal structure includes 7 cervical (neck) vertebrae, 13 thoracic (back) vertebrae, 7 lumbar (lower back) vertebrae, 3 sacral (pelvic) vertebrae, and a variable number of caudal (tail) vertebrae. They possess 13 pairs of ribs, and their shoulders, pelvis, and forelimbs are connected via a collarbone (clavicle) that is not rigidly attached. Males are generally larger than females.



F. catus has a skull featuring very large eye sockets and powerful jaws. Their teeth are adapted for killing prey and tearing flesh; the canines are closely spaced, and the premolars and first molars form carnassial pairs on each side of the mouth. Their claws are retractable, with those on the forelimbs being sharper than those on the hind limbs.

Their fur comes in a wide variety of colors and patterns, which are independent of breed. Domestic cats are categorized into short-haired, long-haired, and oriental types. There is a vast number of cat breeds worldwide, each with distinct characteristics, although crossbreeding between breeds occurs frequently. Cats are common household pets, with a global population exceeding 500 million.

TAXON

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Felis Linnaeus (1758)
Species: Felis catus Linnaeus (1758)

SYNONYMS

Catus domesticus Erxleben (1777)
Felis angorensis Gmelin (1788)
Felis vulgaris Fischer (1829)

VERNACULAR NAME

Afrikaans: Huiskat, Kat
Arabic: قط أليف
Avar: Кето
Azerbaijani: پیشیک
Bashkir: Бесәй
Basque: Katu
Bosnian: Domaća mačka
Botswana: Katse
Bulgarian: Домашна котка
Bunun: Naung
Catalan: Gat, Moix
Cebuano: Iring
Central Bikol: Ikos
Chechen: Цициг
Chinese (simplified): 家猫 - 猫
Chinese (traditional): 家貓 - 貓
Corsican: Ghjattu
Croatian: Domaća mačka
Czech: Kočka Domácí
Danish: Tamkat
Dutch: Huiskat, Verwilderde Kat
English: Domestic cat, cat, Alley cat, Calico cat, Domestic long hair, Domestic short hair, Feral cat, House cat, Housecat, Kitten, Kitty, Kitty-cat, Moggie, Puss, Pussy, Pussycat, Serengeti cat, Stray cat, Sylvester, Tabby, Tom, Tom cat, Tortoiseshell cat, Tuxedo cat
Esperanto: Hejma kato
Estonian: Kodukass
Finnish: Kissa
French: Chat, Chat domestique, Chat Haret
Galician: Gato doméstico
German: Hauskatze
Greek: Αίλουρος η γαλή - Γάτα
Guangdong: 家貓
Gujarati: બિલાડી
Hawaiian: Pōpoki
Hebrew: חתול הבית
Hong Kong: 家貓
Hopi: Moosa
Hungarian: Macska
Icelandic: Köttur
Indonesia: Kucing, Kucing domestik, Kucing kampung, Pus, Pus pus, Mpus
Italian: Mici, Gatto domestico
Japanese: イエネコ - ネコ - 猫
Java: Kucing, Pus, Pus pus
Kazakh: Мысық - үй мысығы - Үй мысығы
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: پيشو
Korean: 고양이
Láadan: Sharul
Latin: Domesticis cattus
Latvian: Mājas kaķis
Lithuanian: Naminė katė
Lushootseed: Pišpiš
Macao: 家貓
Malaysia: Kucing bela jinak, Kucing dome
Maori: Ngeru, Poti, Puihi, Tori
Min Dong Chinese: Mà
Norwegian: Katt, Tamkatt
Pashto: پيشو
Persian: گربه - گربه خانگی
Polish: Kot Domowy
Portuguese: Gato doméstico
Romanian: Pisică de casă, Pisică domestică
Russian: Домашняя Кошка
Serbian: Домаћа мачка
Sinhala: පූසා - බළලා
Slovak: Mačka domáca
Slovenian: Domača mačka
Spanish: Gato, Gato doméstico
Swedish: Katt, Tamkatt
Tagalog: Pusa
Taiwan: 家貓
Thai: แมวบ้าน
Tsuut'ina: Dlúná īsnō
Tswana: Katse
Turkish: Ev kedisi, Kedi
Ukrainian: Кіт свійський - Кішка свійська
Welsh: Cath

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