Category:Felis silvestris catus

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Carnivora • Subordo: Feliformia • Familia: Felidae • Subfamilia: Felinae • Genus: Felis • Species: Felis silvestris • Subspecies: Felis silvestris catus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names

English: Domestic cat · العربية: هِرٌّ · Bahasa Indonesia: Kucing rumah · Bahasa Melayu: Kucing domestik · Bamanankan: Jakuma · Bân-lâm-gú: Niau-á · Brezhoneg: Kazh doñv · Català: Gat domèstic · Česky: Kočka domácí · Dansk: Kat · Deutsch: Hauskatze · Español: Gato doméstico · Esperanto: Hejma kato · فارسی: گربه · Français: Chat domestique · Galego: gato · 한국어: 고양이 · Hrvatski: Domaća mačka · Italiano: Gatto domestico · עברית: חתול · Latina: Cattus · Lea faka-Tonga: Pusi · Lietuvių: Katinas · Lumbaart: Gatt · Magyar: Házi macska · Македонски: Домашна мачка · Nederlands: Kat · 日本語: ネコ · Norsk bokmål: Huskatt · Polski: Kot domowy · Português: Gato doméstico · Română: Pisică de casă · Русский: Домашняя кошка, Кошка · Scots: cheetie · Slovenčina: Mačka domáca · Slovenščina: Domača mačka · Suomi: Kissa · Svenska: Katt · ไทย: แมว · Türkçe: Kedi · 文言: 貓 · 中文: 猫 , 貓 · 中文（台灣）‎: 貓 ·

Synonyms

Felis catus (Preferred by ITIS & MSW)

How to categorize your cat photograph [edit]

First, according to the coat/hair/fur pattern/colour. Put your file in one of these subcategories. ONLY if you can't find an appropriate category, put it in this category (Category:Felis silvestris catus).

Use these categories for predominantly one-coloured cats ("solid" or "self"):

Black cats
Blue cats (grey)
Brown cats
Red cats (orange, marmalade)
White cats

These categories describe multi-colour patterns:

Bicolor cats - blotches of coloured and white
Tricolor cats - blotches of two different colours and white
Tortoiseshell cats - solid cats with both black and red series colors (black and red, blue and cream etc)
Calico cats - tortoiseshell bicolors
Torbie cats -- tabby tortoiseshell bicolors
Colorpoint cats - AKA "pointed", only tips are a different colour
Tabby cats - distinctive striped or spotted pattern

Second, according to breed. If your cat is a purebred, put it in the appropriate subcategory of Category:Cat breeds. If it is no identifiable breed, it can be put in Category:Domestic cats, but this is optional.
Third, according to hair length. If your cat has long hair, put it in Category:Longhaired cats. Medium length and short-haired cats are the most common, so they don't have separate categories. If your cat is hairless, it probably belongs in Category:Sphynx (cat) (a hairless breed).
Fourth, by age. Is your photograph of a kitten? Then put it in Category:Kittens. Photographs of cats giving birth can be put in Category:Cat birth.
Fifth, what does the photograph show of your cat? Is it a photograph of the cat's face? Then put it in Category:Cat portraits. Does it show some distinct body part of the cat? Then put it in Category:Cat anatomy. Does it show the cat doing something interesting or unusual, something other than just sitting there? Then put it in Category:Cat behavior.
Sixth, what does the photograph show besides the cat? Is it a photograph of a cat in snow or autumn leaves? Does it show the cat on a fence, in a tree, or on a wall? Then put it in Category:Cats by setting.