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Felis catus
Family: FelidaeGenus: Felisnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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Plants
Food sources
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2
Interactions
documented
About this species
A carnivorous mammal of the cat family, introduced and established in Great Britain.
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Prey / Food
Yearly cycle
Breeding can occur throughout the year, with females producing an average of about two litters annually after a gestation of around 64 days.
Safety note (optional)
No safety information is documented.
Merkmale
Körper
Weight
4573.08 g
Max. Lebensalter
34 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
3.69, 2.02× pro Jahr
Tragezeit
64 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~0.8 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
100% vertebrates_endo
Scientific profile
An adult typically weighs around 4.6 kilograms and can live up to 34 years. Females may produce around two litters per year after a gestation of about 64 days. The diet consists entirely of endothermic vertebrates. The species is introduced and established in Great Britain.
Proven food
50 documented prey and food sources (GloBI)
Pasteurella multocidaRhipicephalus sanguineusHepatozoon felisTrichuris campanulaplatynosomum_factosumFelis catus gammaherpesvirus 1Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutumCandidatus Mycoplasma turicensisFeline adenovirusMyrsidea patkaiensisFeline alphacoronavirus 1Canine morbillivirusRhodococcus equiLeishmania amazonensisMicrosporum canisAncylostomaEhrlichiaHuman immunodeficiency virusEscherichia albertiiCarnivore protoparvovirusStaphylococcus felisSporothrix brasiliensisBartonella clarridgeiaeLyssavirus rabiesLeishmania infantumFeline calicivirusTrichurisStaphylococcus simulansPythium insidiosumLeishmania braziliensisClostridioides difficileCystoisosporaAnaplasmaRickettsia felisBartonellaCytauxzoonNocardia africanaYersinia pestisBabesia vogeliStreptococcus canisStrongyloidesCtenocephalides felis felisPlatynosomum illiciensPentatrichomonas hominisAelurostrongylus abstrususLeishmania chagasiMalassezia pachydermatisAmblyomma sculptumSporothrix schenckiiBartonella koehlerae
Source: Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) — Poelen et al. (2014), CC BY
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF — Occurrence data via GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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