Can skunks breed with cats

Answer 1

No. Skunks and domestic cats belong to the same Kingdom, Phylum, Class, and Order, but the skunk belongs to the Family Mephitidae and the domestic cat belongs to the Family Felidae. With some exceptions, most animals need to be in the same species group to produce offspring. Some Genus groups, such as Canis, can produce offspring after interbreeding. An example would be a timber wolf and a domestic dog. Being members of the same order would not be genetically possible to produce offspring should breeding occur somehow.

I have never personally witnessed this phenomena, but I have known someone who claims that, around his workplace at night, he has frequently witnessed the mating of cats and skunks. I am not certain whether male skunks with female cats or vice versa, but he claims to have seen this. He has never seen any offspring produced from this mating, however. So I think it is possible for them to mate, but not to reproduce.

Answer 2

Skunks do not typically kill cats. However, depending on the skunk, it may kill kittens because they are smaller than the skunk.

Answer 3

They eat cat food, not necissaraly cats though, they bite them not eat them yuk. I may be wrong i just typed it in Google that's where most people would get their answers from

Answer 4

well, it could, but they would not make babies as they are two different species ...

see Pepe Le Pew for further details

Answer 5

no, i haven't ever seen a skunk spray cats before. i should now, we have cats and have caught five skunks.

Answer 6

No, the cat is a feline and the skunk isn't.

Answer 7

No they don't the sleep together

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

Can they breed?