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This article is about the species commonly kept as a pet. For the cat family, see Felidae. For other uses, see Cat (disambiguation) and Cats (disambiguation).

Cat

Temporal range: 9,500 years ago – present

Various types of cats

Conservation status

Domesticated

Scientific classification 

Domain:

Eukaryota

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Mammalia

Order:

Carnivora

Suborder:

Feliformia

Family:

Felidae

Subfamily:

Felinae

Genus:

Felis

Species:

F. catus[1]

Binomial name

Felis catus[1]

Linnaeus, 1758[2]

Synonyms

Catus domesticus Erxleben, 1777[3]

F. angorensis Gmelin, 1788

F. vulgaris Fischer, 1829