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Cat
Felis catus
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Felis
- Species
- F. catus
Ecology
Habitat: Human settlements worldwide
Diet: Carnivore
Behaviour: Crepuscular solitary hunter, domesticated.
Conservation: Domesticated (not evaluated)
About & Interesting Facts
The domestic cat is a small domesticated felid kept widely as a companion animal.
- Obligate carnivore requiring dietary taurine.
- Free-ranging cats affect local small-fauna populations.