Cat vs

Felis catus compared with Cryptomonas appendiculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Chromista (色藻界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Cryptophyceae (隐藻纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Cryptomonadales (隐藻目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cryptomonadaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Cryptomonas
Species	Felis catus	Cryptomonas appendiculata

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Cat

家猫是人类最成功的驯化伴侣动物之一，小型敏捷肉食动物，约10,000年前起源于近东野猫（Felis silvestris lybica）。目前有超过70个公认品种，家猫保留强烈的捕猎本能，几乎遍布地球所有陆地环境，全球估计饲养量约6亿只，是世界最受欢迎的宠物。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden