Felis catus is scientific name for domestic cats. Felis silvestris is scientific name for wildcats which are small cats that resemble domestic cats. In fact, domestic cats are descended from African wildcats. wildcats are wild cousins of domestic cats.
Cats belong to Class Carnivora.
Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus, informally Felis domesticus. :)
The scientific name for all Domestic cats is Felis catus.Cats belong to the Family, Felidae.Domestic cats have the scientific name of Felis catus.
The scientific classification for a cat is as follows: Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Felidae, and Genus, Felis. The species name for a cat is Felis Catus.
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: FelisSpecies: Felis catusThe Binomial Nomenclature would be Felis catus
Cats belong to Class Carnivora.
The botanical name for a cat is felis catus. The cat can also be referred to as felis silvestris catus.
House cat
Felis silvestris catus
Felis silvestris catus
Felis silvestris catus
Genus: Felis Species: silvestris Sub-species: catus
The common house cat is Felis catus. Also Felis silvestris catus (based on its ancestral line to the African wildcat).The classification Felis domesticus is not used scientifically.
Yes! From their names, it can be seen that Felis catusand Felis silvestris are both members of the genus Felis. Since the genus is a lower taxonomic order than the family, they must also occupy the same family.The order of taxonomic classifications is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Felis silvestris (formerly Felis catus).
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Felis silvestris (formerly Felis catus).
Cat refers to small Felids, usually the domestic Felis silvestris catus.