Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 – Kot domowy – Domestic cat

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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