Domestic cats are one species. There are 53 different breeds.
The domestic cat is of the genus Felis.Other genera of the cat family, Family Felidae include:Acinonyx (cheetah)CaracalCatopumaLeopardusLeptailurus (serval)LynxNeofelis (clouded leopards, 2 species)Panthera (jaguar, lion, leopard, tiger)ProfelisPumaUncia (snow leopard)There are about 38 species in Felidae in total.
There are about 16 known species of pigs, including the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) and the wild pig (Sus scrofa). Other species of pigs include the warthog, babirusa, and peccary.
At least a 100. There is a book (I forgot what it was called) that has all the different breeds.
Many species become classified as endangered species when they are dying out.
Just the one species, and they are whales
As a genus may have many species genus felis in the present question has two species named as f
As a genus may have many species, genus Felis in the present question has two species, named as F. domisticusand F. nigripes.
The domestic cat is of the genus Felis.Other genera of the cat family, Family Felidae include:Acinonyx (cheetah)CaracalCatopumaLeopardusLeptailurus (serval)LynxNeofelis (clouded leopards, 2 species)Panthera (jaguar, lion, leopard, tiger)ProfelisPumaUncia (snow leopard)There are about 38 species in Felidae in total.
Commonly, a scientific name is composed of two words; the genus and the species of an organism. For example a dog is called, "Canis domesticus," Canis being the genus and domesticus, the species.
------- There are many breeds of house cat, but technically there is only one species; Felis catus.
The Domestic Cat (Felis catus) is the only cat species that has been fully domesticated. There are many breeds within this species.
There are about 16 known species of pigs, including the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) and the wild pig (Sus scrofa). Other species of pigs include the warthog, babirusa, and peccary.
Domestic cats have many relations. The closest ones are the six species of cat found in the Felis genus:Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)Sand Cat (Felis margarita)Wildcat (Felis silvestris)Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti).Domestic cats also share the same subfamily Felinae with many other species of cats such as the Cougar, Cheetah, Serval, Caracal, Lynx and Ocelot.As for big cats, domestic cats are are in different subfamilies: Domestic cats are in the subfamily Felinae, whereas big cats (Lions, Tigers, Leopards and Jaguars) fall under the subfamily Pantherinae.
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All cats are related in a way. The domestic cat is in the Felis genus, which consists of six species of cat:Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)Sand Cat (Felis margarita)Wildcat (Felis silvestris)Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti).Domestic cats also share the same subfamily Felinae with many other species of cats such as the Cougar, Cheetah, Serval, Caracal, Lynx and Ocelot.As for big cats, domestic cats are are in different subfamilies: Domestic cats are in the subfamily Felinae, whereas big cats (Lions, Tigers, Leopards and Jaguars) fall under the subfamily Pantherinae.
The binomial (scientific) name for a Devon Rex is felis catus. The Devon Rex is a breed or type of domestic cat, not a unique species. Much like there are all different appearances of humans, but we are all still of the human species, the breeds of cat have many different appearances but they are all of the same species.
Depends on species.