Mammal
Cat
Felis catus · Felidae · Carnivora
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records216,955in 129 countries
Most seen inAustralia69,203 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Cat in brief
The cat (Felis catus) is a mammal of the Felidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 129 countries we cover it has 216,955 published records, most of them from Australia, the United States and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Australia69,203 records · best May, Apr
United States28,047 records · best Apr, May
Netherlands21,239 records · best May, Apr
Belgium10,300 records · best Mar, Apr
Spain9,250 records · best Apr, May
Norway8,584 records · best Jan, Feb
South Korea7,866 records · best Apr, May
Germany6,991 records · best Jan, Mar
Japan5,944 records · best Jul, Oct
Russia3,690 records · best Jul, Aug
United Kingdom3,686 records · best Jan, Feb
Colombia3,142 records · best Dec, Oct
Portugal3,043 records · best Apr, Oct
Türkiye2,777 records · best May, Jun
China2,771 records · best Jul, Aug
Denmark2,750 records · best May, Jun
Canada2,304 records · best Aug, Sep
Taiwan2,056 records · best Apr, Mar
India1,663 records · best Apr, Sep
Chile1,659 records · best Oct, May
Luxembourg1,462 records · best Mar, Apr
Thailand1,381 records · best Jul, Aug
Indonesia1,135 records · best Sep, Aug
Greece1,133 records · best Jun, Jul
Iran1,094 records · best Sep, Nov
Brazil1,034 records · best Jun, Apr
Poland942 records · best May, Aug
Kuwait933 records · best Apr, Aug
Philippines836 records · best Apr, Aug
New Zealand813 records · best Apr, May
Ukraine674 records · best Apr, Sep
Italy578 records · best Apr, Jun
Malaysia566 records · best Apr, Jul
Hungary480 records · best Jun, Jan
Belarus419 records · best Aug, Sep
Cyprus392 records · best Jun, Jul
Morocco386 records · best Jun, Mar
Israel321 records · best Feb, May
Egypt306 records · best Nov, Dec
United Arab Emirates294 records · best Apr, May
Austria293 records · best Jul, Apr
Romania284 records · best Aug, May
Georgia253 records · best Oct, Jul
Singapore252 records · best Aug, Jul
Peru204 records · best Apr, Mar
Bulgaria195 records · best Oct, Sep
Croatia179 records · best Jul, Apr
Jordan158 records · best Feb, Jun
Algeria155 records · best Jun, Aug
Panama152 records · best Nov, Apr
Czechia151 records · best Apr, May
Albania147 records · best Jun, Jul
Qatar134 records · best Jan, May
Honduras125 records · best Jul, Apr
Vietnam116 records · best Jan, Mar
Saudi Arabia109 records · best May, Jun
Bolivia99 records · best Apr, May
Slovakia97 records · best Jun, Jul
Maldives84 records · best Apr, Mar
Estonia74 records · best Jun, May
Bosnia and Herzegovina72 records · best Jul, May
Oman72 records · best May, Nov
Montenegro70 records · best Aug, Jul
Dominican Republic65 records · best Mar, Dec
Pakistan65 records · best Aug, Sep
Azerbaijan60 records · best Apr, Oct
Malta57 records · best Aug, Jan
Bahamas57 records · best Jan, Mar
Fiji56 records · best May, Feb
Tunisia56 records · best Jul, Dec
Iraq55 records · best Sep, Jul
Jamaica54 records · best Dec, Apr
North Macedonia50 records · best Oct, Nov
Sri Lanka47 records · best Apr, Aug
Armenia44 records · best Jul, Mar
Cuba43 records · best Apr, Mar
Slovenia42 records · best May, Feb
Kyrgyzstan40 records · best May, Jun
El Salvador31 records · best May, Aug
Ireland31 records · best May, Jul
Palestine28 records · best Sep, Dec
Bangladesh27 records · best May, Apr
Trinidad and Tobago27 records · best Aug, Dec
Uzbekistan24 records · best May, Apr
Belize22 records · best Jun, Jan
Myanmar22 records · best Feb, Aug
Finland21 records · best Jan, Jun
Cape Verde21 records · best Nov, May
Saint Lucia21 records · best Mar, Jun
Serbia20 records · best May, Oct
Latvia16 records · best Jul, Aug
Brunei16 records · best Jan, Feb
Haiti14 records · best Jan, Sep
Lebanon14 records · best Aug, Jul
Uruguay14 records · best Mar, Jan
Kosovo13 records · best Oct, May
Grenada11 records · best May, Aug
Mauritius11 records · best May, Jan
Cambodia10 records · best Jan, Feb
Antigua and Barbuda9 records · best Mar, Oct
Djibouti9 records · best Feb, Jan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9 records · best Jan, May
Barbados8 records · best Jan, Mar
Saint Kitts and Nevis8 records · best Mar, Apr
Seychelles8 records · best Jan, Feb
Syria8 records · best Apr, Mar
Samoa8 records · best Oct, Jan
Lithuania7 records · best Apr, Aug
Bhutan7 records · best Jul, Nov
Gambia7 records · best Jan, Mar
Bahrain6 records · best Jun, Jan
Palau6 records · best Aug, Mar
Solomon Islands5 records · best May, Feb
Yemen4 records · best Apr, Nov
Andorra3 records · best Jul, Aug
Moldova3 records · best Jul, Sep
Marshall Islands2 records · best Jan, Mar
Tonga2 records · best Aug, Jan
Vanuatu2 records · best Jul, Aug
Iceland1 records · best Jun, Jan
Liechtenstein1 records · best Sep, Jan
North Korea1 records · best Sep, Jan
Dominica1 records · best Jan, Feb
Micronesia1 records · best Jul, Jan
Lesotho1 records · best Jul, Jan
Libya1 records · best Jan, Feb
Somalia1 records · best Oct, Jan
São Tomé and Príncipe1 records · best Feb, Jan
East Timor1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All mammalsMore of the Felidae family
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