Cat – Felis catus
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Description
Lemmikkinä elävä kotikissakin on vieraslaji, mutta haitalliseksi vieraslajiksi katsotaan vain villiintynyt kissa (1). Kissa on villiintynyt, kun se saa kaiken ravintonsa luonnosta (2).
Description text authors:
Kaarina Kauhala (Luke) 2017
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
- Total squares
Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Felis catus
Author
Linnaeus, 1758
Vernacular names
- kissa (Finnish)
- tamkatt (Swedish)
- Cat (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.53004
Taxon rank
Occurrence in Finland
Status in Finland
This species is invasive
Regulatory Status
Expert
- Thomas Lilley
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Mammals
Taxon information in machine-readable form