Feral House Cat

Felis catus

In 2017 a cat classification taskforce officially changed the name from Felis domesticus to Felis catus

This was an interesting find. The one and only time I have evidence of a feral domesticated animal and it was a pitch black cat that appeared the day after heavy snow. From the first tow pictures I saw of it, I thought the snow was affecting the camera and making a negative of what ever the animal was.

Number of confirmed specimens : 1
Number of pictures : 9

References

Reis, Fiona A. A Field Guide to Mammals of North America North of Mexico. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006, pp. 148

Cat, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 03 May 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat. Accessed 04 May 2026

Feral cat, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 April 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_cat. Accessed 26, April 2026