Category:Felis silvestris catus

**Felis silvestris catus**
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Instance of	taxon;
Has use	pet cat;
Common name
	English: house cat; asturianu: gatu; español: gato, michi; suomi: kissa; italiano: gatto domestico; 日本語: イエネコ; polski: kot; 中文: 家猫; 中文（中国大陆）: 家猫; 中文（臺灣）: 家貓;
Taxonomy
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theriiformes
Superlegion	Trechnotheria
Infralegion	Boreosphenida
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Placentalia
Magnorder	Boreoeutheria
Superorder	Laurasiatheria
Grandorder	Ferungulata
Mirorder	Ferae
Clade	Pan-Carnivora
Clade	Carnivoramorpha
Clade	Carnivoraformes
Order	Carnivora
Suborder	Feliformia
Infraorder	Aeluroidea
Superfamily	Feloidea
Family	Felidae
Subfamily	Felinae
Genus	Felis
Species	Felis silvestris
Subspecies
	Felis silvestris catus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Original combination	Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758
Authority file
	Q57818409; GBIF taxon ID: 9533902; ADW taxon ID: Felis_silvestris_catus
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Carnivora • Subordo: Feliformia • Familia: Felidae • Subfamilia: Felinae • Genus: Felis • Species: Felis silvestris • Subspecies: Felis silvestris catus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

Felis catus (Preferred by ITIS & MSW)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Category:Felis silvestris catus' linked to current category]

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English: house cat
asturianu: gatu
español: gato, michi
suomi: kissa
italiano: gatto domestico
日本語: イエネコ
polski: kot
中文: 家猫
中文（中国大陆）: 家猫
中文（臺灣）: 家貓

As ruled by Opinion 2027 the scientific name of the domesticated cat can either be Felis catus (as a species) or Felis silvestris catus (as a subspecies).

The wild form, the Wild Cat (Felis silvestris or Felis silvestris silvestris), can not be a subspecies of Felis catus.