how many breeds are there in the world?
2006-11-24 09:15:48 · 4 answers · asked by jared and julie 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi Julie...Domestically.. there are purported to be many.. In fact.. There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with 36-38 different breeds. Approximately 6 million in the USA alone.
There is limited biological data on all of the wild cats due to the difficulty in tracting the often times elusive (or shy) behaviour of many of the breeds. There are 36 species of wild cats. Most species are further divided into subspecies, based on physical distinction and/or geographic separation Leopard (Panthera pardus) Amur leopard (P.p.orientalis) Northern Chinese leopard (P.p.japonensis) African leopard (P.p.pardus) Asian leopard Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Tiger (Panthera tigris) Cougar (Puma concolor) Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) Margay (Leopardus wiedii) Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouarundi) Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) Serval (Leptailurus serval) Caracal (Caracal caracal) Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Lynx (Lynx lynx) Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) Other Cat Species * African golden cat (Profelis aurata) * Andean mountain cat (Oreailurus jacobita) * Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) * Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) * Bornean bay cat (Catopuma badia) * Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis) * Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) * Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti) * Flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) * Geoffroys cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi) * Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) * Jungle cat (Felis chaus) * Kodkod (Oncifelis guigna) * Lion (Panthera leo) * Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) * Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) * Pampas cat (Oncifelis colocolo) * Pallas cat (Otocolobus manul) * Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) * Sand cat (Felis margarita) * Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) * Wildcat (Felis silvestris) Learn about each of these species at http://www.cathouse-fcc.or g/catsinfo.html For a worksheet summary for global cat species go to http://lynx.uio.no/catfolk/ There is also great info on cats at: http://zebu.cvm.msu.ed u/~dawsonbr/welcome.htm www.primenet.com/~brendel/
2006-11-24 09:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The CFA recognizes 41 pure breeds of cats, and there are between 36 and 38 species of wild cat. The reason it varies is the debate over substypes and whether they are unique species or just substrains.
http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/catsinfo.html
http://www.catsg.org/
http://www.lioncrusher.com/
http://www.tigerhomes.org/wild-cats/
The above links show the names of the 36 to 38 different species worldwide.
2006-11-24 09:19:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jaded 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try finding up an previous poem spoke of as The Owl and the feline, It tells you and the cat ran away with the spoon. i do no longer bear in mind Cat Stevens making a song Cat interior the Cradle and that i won't be able to bear in mind the call of the guy who did Sorry!
2016-12-10 15:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
way too many
2006-11-24 09:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by blueman2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋