Where does the cat live?
Felis catus has 216,484 records in 212 countries and territories, from 1599 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 216,484 records
- 212 places
- 140 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraFelidaeFelis
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
15992026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 68,697 | |
| United States | 26,533 | |
| Netherlands | 18,762 | |
| Belgium | 9,901 | |
| Spain | 9,000 | |
| Norway | 8,541 | |
| South Korea | 7,662 | |
| Germany | 6,839 | |
| Japan | 5,670 | |
| France | 3,874 | |
| Russia | 3,454 | |
| Colombia | 3,046 | |
| Portugal | 3,009 | |
| Denmark | 2,581 | |
| China | 2,518 | |
| United Kingdom | 2,505 | |
| Türkiye | 2,487 | |
| Canada | 2,434 | |
| Taiwan | 1,949 | |
| Chile | 1,646 | |
| Réunion | 1,488 | |
| India | 1,472 | |
| Luxembourg | 1,462 | |
| Thailand | 1,102 | |
| Greece | 1,051 | |
| Iran | 1,006 | |
| Indonesia | 968 | |
| Kuwait | 887 | |
| Brazil | 834 | |
| Poland | 830 | |
| Philippines | 790 | |
| New Zealand | 786 | |
| Puerto Rico | 779 | |
| Ukraine | 629 | |
| Mexico | 560 | |
| Italy | 540 | |
| Malaysia | 522 | |
| Hong Kong | 457 | |
| Hungary | 394 | |
| Falkland Islands | 388 |
Showing the top 40 of 212 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Felidae.
jaguar
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Eurasian lynx
96,773 records
wildcat
65,559 records
lion
16,144 records
leopard
9,807 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.