Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 – Kot domowy – Domestic cat

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Currently present in the environment

Reproducing in the environment

Numbers or/and range trends unknown

Invasive alien species

References

• Krauze-Gryz, D., Gryz, J., & Żmihorski, M. 2019. Cats kill millions of vertebrates in Polish farmland annually Global Ecology and Conservation 17: e00516. DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00516 link

Life form: Mammal

Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae

Scientific synonyms: Felis catus domestica Erxleben, 1777; Felis silvestris catus Linnaeus, 1758