Cat vs wild cat

Felis catus compared with Felis silvestris

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while wild cat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	wild cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Carnivora (식육목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family same	Felidae (Cats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus same	Felis (Small Cats)	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Felis catus	Felis silvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and wild cat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Felis. (Small Cats)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

wild cat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	wild cat
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

wild cat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 13 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Cyprus, Saudi Arabia), Europe (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico), and South America (Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cat

인류에게 가장 성공적인 반려동물 중 하나인 집고양이는 약 10,000년 전 근동 지역의 야생고양이(Felis silvestris lybica)에서 가축화된 소형 민첩한 육식동물이다. 70개 이상의 공인 품종이 존재하며, 고양이는 강한 포식 본능을 유지한 채 지구상의 거의 모든 육상 환경에 분포하고 있다. 세계에서 가장 인기 있는 반려동물로, 전 세계 약 6억 마리가 사육되고 있다.

wild cat

유럽살쾡이(Felis silvestris)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 심각한 위기(CR)로 분류됩니다. 심각한 개체수 감소와 서식지 손실로 인해 야생에서 극히 높은 멸종 위험에 처해 있습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia