Where does the wildcat live?
Felis silvestris has 65,559 records in 108 countries and territories, from 1574 to 2026. Most records come from France.
- 65,559 records
- 108 places
- 173 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraFelidaeFelis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 29,626 | |
| Switzerland | 7,832 | |
| Luxembourg | 5,942 | |
| Spain | 5,813 | |
| Germany | 3,559 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,113 | |
| Belgium | 3,066 | |
| Israel | 2,641 | |
| South Africa | 683 | |
| Ukraine | 451 | |
| Portugal | 218 | |
| Romania | 179 | |
| Italy | 170 | |
| Kazakhstan | 161 | |
| Namibia | 150 | |
| Greece | 132 | |
| Senegal | 116 | |
| Botswana | 115 | |
| Kenya | 110 | |
| Uzbekistan | 110 | |
| Angola | 100 | |
| Poland | 93 | |
| United States | 78 | |
| DR Congo | 67 | |
| Sudan | 57 | |
| Bulgaria | 55 | |
| Iran | 49 | |
| Benin | 46 | |
| Austria | 39 | |
| Niger | 38 | |
| Tanzania | 37 | |
| Croatia | 36 | |
| Mauritania | 36 | |
| Oman | 35 | |
| Morocco | 32 | |
| India | 30 | |
| Algeria | 28 | |
| Slovenia | 28 | |
| Egypt | 26 | |
| Russia | 26 |
Showing the top 40 of 108 places.
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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.