Summary ²

Needs little description, Feral Cats are common across the state. They are one of Wisconsin's worst invasive species, devastating to our population of birds and small mammals.

Range ³

Statewide.

Habitat ³

All habitats, often (but not always) near humans.

Size ³

Huge range is size, averages about 18" without tail (tail length averages 12"). Some individuals in Australia have been recorded at 16' long with a 23" tail. This has never been recorded in North America but there is no reason it could not.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal
2. Adapted by raymie from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felis_catus
3. (c) raymie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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