Where has the cat been recorded?

Felis catus occurrence evidence comes from 8,729 records in 101 countries and territories, from 1897 to 2026. Most records come from Belgium.

cat — Photo (display-sized rendition): Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

8,729 records
101 places
85 years recorded
Mammalia class

Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Felis

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

8,729 records across 101 countries and territories, 1897–2026.

Felis catus · GBIF taxon key 2435035

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18972026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where cat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for cat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Place	Records	Share
Belgium	2,080
United States	1,828
Luxembourg	1,459
South Korea	1,383
Australia	526
Spain	294
Türkiye	112
Thailand	108
Taiwan	76
Germany	74
Russia	66
Egypt	65
Jordan	60
Canada	55
Brazil	49
Ukraine	35
Italy	34
United Kingdom	29
Greece	28
India	28
New Zealand	26
Japan	25
Romania	21
Mexico	16
China	14
France	13
Argentina	12
Israel	12
Singapore	12
Malaysia	11
Poland	10
Djibouti	9
Ecuador	8
Morocco	8
Samoa	8
Chile	6
Puerto Rico	6
Costa Rica	5
Jamaica	5
Belarus	4

Showing the top 40 of 101 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Felidae.

Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.