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African Wildcat

Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780
Subspecies recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Felis lybica
Species recognized by Botswana Species List, Italy Species List, Kenya Species List, Libya Species List, Mauritania Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Pakistan Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Zambia Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, and South Atlantic Species List
Felis lybica Forster 1780
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK and GBIF national node type records France
Felis silvestris lybica
Subspecies recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, wikipedia ID, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, and wikipedia gl Galician
Felis silvestris lybica
Recognized by EOL authors and Furui 2020
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780
Subspecies recognized by GBIF classification and Mozambique Species List
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780
Recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Felis lybica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, CITES, and iNaturalist data coverage
Felis lybica
Recognized by BHL data coverage and Flickr Group
Felis lybica Forster 1780
Species recognized by iNaturalist
Felis silvestris lybica
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Global Biotic Interactions, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Felis silvestris lybica
Recognized by Flickr BHL and Global Biotic Interactions
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780
Subspecies recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Felis lybica Forster 1780
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Felis libyca
Synonym according to NCBI
Felis lybica
Synonym according to NCBI
Felis lybica Forster 1780
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Felis silvestris libyca
Synonym according to NCBI
Felis lybica Forster 1780
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Felis lybica Forster 1780
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Felis lybica Forster 1780
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Felis silvestris lybica
Synonym according to CITES

Common Names

English

African Wildcat preferred
Recognized by admin
African wildcat
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Northern African Wild Cat
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Afrikaans

Vaalboskat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

قط ليبي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

տափաստանային կատու preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Şimali Afrika pişiyi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Африканска дива котка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

အာဖရိကကြောင်ရိုင်း preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

gat salvatge africà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

亞非野貓 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Ҫеҫенхир кушакӗ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Afrička divlja mačka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kočka plavá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Afrikansk vildkat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dinka

Nuei preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Afrikaanse wilde kat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Aafrika metskass preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

afrikanvillikissa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ველის კატა preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Falbkatze preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αφρικανική αγριόγατα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

રણ બિલાડી preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

חתול בר אפריקני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

अफ्रीकी जंगली बिल्ली preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kucing gurun preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

リビアヤマネコ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Taɣda preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

아프리카들고양이 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Afroazinė katė preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Африканска дива мачка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ mósí ałchiní preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

afrikansk villkatt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

گربه‌وحشی آفریقایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Kot nubijski preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Степной кот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Afrička divlja mačka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Falbkatt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Aprikanong pusang ligaw preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Afrika yaban kedisi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

ئوتلاق ياۋا مۈشۈكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Кіт степовий preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Mèo rừng châu Phi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

قط ليبى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

非洲野貓 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780 (this page)
Felis silvestris cafra Desmarest 1822
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin 1905
Felis silvestris caudata Gray 1874
Felis silvestris chutuchta Birula 1916
Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Felis silvestris foxi Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison 1968
Felis silvestris grampia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris griselda Thomas 1926
Felis silvestris haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis silvestris iraki Cheesman 1921
Felis silvestris jordansi Schwarz 1930
Felis silvestris mellandi Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris nesterovi Birula 1916
Felis silvestris ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis silvestris ornata Gray 1832
Felis silvestris reyi Lavauden 1929
Felis silvestris rubida Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris tristrami Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris ugandae Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris vellerosa Pocock 1943

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Feliformia Kretzoi 1945
Felidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felinae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780 (this page)
Felis silvestris cafra Desmarest 1822
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin 1905
Felis silvestris caudata Gray 1874
Felis silvestris chutuchta Birula 1916
Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Felis silvestris foxi Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison 1968
Felis silvestris grampia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris griselda Thomas 1926
Felis silvestris haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis silvestris iraki Cheesman 1921
Felis silvestris jordansi Schwarz 1930
Felis silvestris mellandi Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris nesterovi Birula 1916
Felis silvestris ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis silvestris ornata Gray 1832
Felis silvestris reyi Lavauden 1929
Felis silvestris rubida Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris tristrami Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris ugandae Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris vellerosa Pocock 1943

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780 (this page)
Felis silvestris cafra Desmarest 1822
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin 1905
Felis silvestris caudata Gray 1874
Felis silvestris chutuchta Birula 1916
Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Felis silvestris foxi Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison 1968
Felis silvestris grampia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris griselda Thomas 1926
Felis silvestris haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis silvestris iraki Cheesman 1921
Felis silvestris jordansi Schwarz 1930
Felis silvestris mellandi Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris nesterovi Birula 1916
Felis silvestris ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis silvestris ornata Gray 1832
Felis silvestris reyi Lavauden 1929
Felis silvestris rubida Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris tristrami Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris ugandae Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris vellerosa Pocock 1943

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felis
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780 (this page)
Felis silvestris cafra Desmarest 1822
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin 1905
Felis silvestris caudata Gray 1874
Felis silvestris chutuchta Birula 1916
Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Felis silvestris foxi Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison 1968
Felis silvestris grampia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris griselda Thomas 1926
Felis silvestris haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis silvestris iraki Cheesman 1921
Felis silvestris jordansi Schwarz 1930
Felis silvestris mellandi Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris nesterovi Birula 1916
Felis silvestris ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis silvestris ornata Gray 1832
Felis silvestris reyi Lavauden 1929
Felis silvestris rubida Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris tristrami Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris ugandae Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris vellerosa Pocock 1943

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780 (this page)
Felis silvestris cafra Desmarest 1822
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin 1905
Felis silvestris caudata Gray 1874
Felis silvestris chutuchta Birula 1916
Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Felis silvestris foxi Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison 1968
Felis silvestris grampia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris griselda Thomas 1926
Felis silvestris haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis silvestris iraki Cheesman 1921
Felis silvestris jordansi Schwarz 1930
Felis silvestris mellandi Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris nesterovi Birula 1916
Felis silvestris ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis silvestris ornata Gray 1832
Felis silvestris reyi Lavauden 1929
Felis silvestris rubida Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris tristrami Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris ugandae Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris vellerosa Pocock 1943

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780 (this page)
Felis silvestris cafra Desmarest 1822
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin 1905
Felis silvestris caudata Gray 1874
Felis silvestris chutuchta Birula 1916
Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Felis silvestris euxina Pocock 1943
Felis silvestris foxi Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison 1968
Felis silvestris grampia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris griselda Thomas 1926
Felis silvestris haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis silvestris iraki Cheesman 1921
Felis silvestris jordansi Schwarz 1930
Felis silvestris mellandi Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris nesterovi Birula 1916
Felis silvestris ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis silvestris ornata Gray 1832
Felis silvestris reyi Lavauden 1929
Felis silvestris rubida Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris silvestris
Felis silvestris tartessia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris tristrami Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris ugandae Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris vellerosa Pocock 1943
Felis sylvestris trapezia Blackler 1916

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Feliformia Kretzoi 1945
Felidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felinae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Felis Linnaeus 1758
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris lybica Forster 1780 (this page)
Felis silvestris cafra Desmarest 1822
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin 1905
Felis silvestris caudata Gray 1874
Felis silvestris chutuchta Birula 1916
Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Felis silvestris foxi Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison 1968
Felis silvestris grampia Miller 1907
Felis silvestris griselda Thomas 1926
Felis silvestris haussa Thomas & Hinton 1921
Felis silvestris iraki Cheesman 1921
Felis silvestris jordansi Schwarz 1930
Felis silvestris mellandi Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris nesterovi Birula 1916
Felis silvestris ocreata Gmelin 1791
Felis silvestris ornata Gray 1832
Felis silvestris reyi Lavauden 1929
Felis silvestris rubida Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber 1777
Felis silvestris tristrami Pocock 1944
Felis silvestris ugandae Schwann 1904
Felis silvestris vellerosa Pocock 1943

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis
Felis silvestris
Felis silvestris lybica (this page)
Felis silvestris bieti
Felis silvestris cafra
Felis silvestris ornata
Felis silvestris silvestris

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis
Felis silvestris
Felis silvestris lybica (this page)
Felis silvestris brockmani
Felis silvestris cafra
Felis silvestris catus
Felis silvestris caucasica
Felis silvestris caudata
Felis silvestris chutuchta
Felis silvestris cretensis
Felis silvestris euxina
Felis silvestris foxi
Felis silvestris gordoni
Felis silvestris grampia
Felis silvestris griselda
Felis silvestris haussa
Felis silvestris iraki
Felis silvestris jordansi
Felis silvestris mellandi
Felis silvestris molisana
Felis silvestris morea
Felis silvestris nesterovi
Felis silvestris ocreata
Felis silvestris ornata
Felis silvestris pyrrhus
Felis silvestris reyi
Felis silvestris rubida
Felis silvestris sarda
Felis silvestris shawiana
Felis silvestris silvestris
Felis silvestris tartesia
Felis silvestris tartessia
Felis silvestris trapezia
Felis silvestris tristrami
Felis silvestris ugandae
Felis silvestris vellerosa

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis
Felis lybica (this page)
Felis lybica brockmani
Felis lybica foxi
Felis lybica iraki
Felis lybica lowei
Felis lybica lynesi
Felis lybica pyrrhus
Felis lybica sarda
Felis affinis
Felis agrius
Felis attica
Felis aurata
Felis badia
Felis bieti
Felis brachyrhyncha
Felis capensis
Felis caracal
Felis catus
Felis charltonii
Felis chaus
Felis chinensis
Felis concolor
Felis dominicanorum
Felis euptilura
Felis fearonii
Felis glaucula
Felis gracilis
Felis grampia
Felis guigna
Felis haussa
Felis herschelii
Felis ingrami
Felis insularis
Felis jacobita
Felis jaguarundi
Felis javanensis
Felis leo
Felis lunensis
Felis lynx
Felis maculata
Felis manchurica
Felis manul
Felis margarita
Felis marmorata
Felis mexicana
Felis mexicana
Felis mexicana
Felis moormensis
Felis neglecta
Felis nepalensis
Felis nigripes
Felis ocreata
Felis ornata
Felis pardina
Felis pardochrous
Felis pardoides
Felis pardus
Felis pulchella
Felis ricketti
Felis rubiginosus
Felis rufa
Felis rutilus
Felis serval
Felis servalina
Felis silvestris
Felis sumatrana
Felis tartessia
Felis temminckii
Felis tenasserimensis
Felis tigris
Felis uncia
Felis villosa
Felis viverrinus
Felis wagati
Felis weidii
Felis yagouaroundi
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