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title: "Domestic Cat"
description: "Felis catus — Ssaki. The cat, also called domestic cat and house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/domestic-cat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Domestic Cat

> Felis catus — Ssaki. The cat, also called domestic cat and house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.

- Scientific name: *Felis catus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody), `zoo` (Zoo i zwierzęta domowe)
- iNaturalist observations: 194078
- Wikidata: [Q20980826](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20980826)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118552](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118552)

## Names

- en: Domestic Cat
- de: Hauskatze
- es: Gato doméstico
- fr: Chat domestique

## Countries with the most observations

US (35448), RU (3932), ES (3864), TR (3083), CN (3051), TW (2977), CA (2773), IN (2418), AU (2226), KR (2009), TH (1733), ID (1594)

## Summary

The cat, also called domestic cat and house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is a member of Felidae, the family of mammals in the order Carnivora also colloquially referred to as cats. An obligate carnivore, requiring a predominantly meat-based diet, it has retractable claws adapted to killing small prey species such as mice and rats. It has a strong, flexible body, quick reflexes, and sharp teeth, and its night vision and sense of smell are well developed. It is a social species, but a solitary hunter and a crepuscular predator.
Cat communication includes meowing,…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat

## Photo

![Domestic Cat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/domestic-cat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386371472

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/domestic-cat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).