Category:Cats

**Felis silvestris catus**
	subspecies of mammal
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Instance of	taxon;
Has use	house cat;
Common name
	English: house cat; asturianu: gatu; español: gato, michi; suomi: kissa; italiano: gatto domestico; 日本語: イエネコ; polski: kot;
Taxonomy
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theriiformes
Superlegion	Trechnotheria
Infralegion	Boreosphenida
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Placentalia
Magnorder	Boreoeutheria
Superorder	Laurasiatheria
Grandorder	Ferungulata
Mirorder	Ferae
Clade	Pan-Carnivora
Clade	Carnivoramorpha
Clade	Carnivoraformes
Order	Carnivora
Suborder	Feliformia
Infraorder	Aeluroidea
Superfamily	Feloidea
Family	Felidae
Subfamily	Felinae
Genus	Felis
Species	Felis silvestris
Subspecies	Felis silvestris catus
Original combination	Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxon author	Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, 1775
Authority file
	Q57818409; GBIF taxon ID: 9533902; ADW taxon ID: Felis_silvestris_catus
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How to categorise your cat photograph

First, according to the coat/hair/fur pattern/colour. Put your file in one of these subcategories. ONLY if you can't find an appropriate category, put it in the category Category:Unidentified cat colours.

Use these categories for predominantly one-coloured cats ("solid" or "self"):

Black cats
Blue cats (grey)
Red cats (orange, marmalade)
White cats

These categories describe multi-colour patterns:

Tabby cats - distinctive striped or spotted pattern
Bicolour cats - blotches of coloured and white
Tricolour cats (tortoiseshell-and-white or calico) - blotches of two different colours and white
Tortoiseshell cats (tortie) - solid cats with both black and red series colours (black/red, blue/cream)
Colourpoint cats - AKA "pointed", only tips are a different colour

And their combinations:

Tortoiseshell tabby cats (torbie) - tortoiseshells with tabby pattern on both colours (black/red, blue/cream)
Tortoiseshell tabby and white cats (tabby tricolour or torbico) - tabby blotches of two different colours and white
Tabby colourpoint cats - colourpoints with tabby or lynx pattern
Tortoiseshell colourpoint cats - colourpoints with tortoiseshell pattern

See also Tabby cat colour overview and Rare cat colour overview for examples of the different colourations in (tabby) cats.
Second, according to breed. If your cat has a pedigree, put it in the appropriate subcategory of Category:Cat breeds. If it is without pedigree and of unknown ancestry, it can be put in Category:Domestic cats, but this is optional. For mixed breed cats use Category:Mixed-breed cats.
Third, according to hair length. If your cat has long hair, put it in Category:Long-haired cats. Medium length and short-haired cats are the most common, so they don't have separate categories. It is optional to place the non-identifiable breed short-haired cats in Category:Domestic short-haired cats. If your cat is hairless, it probably belongs in Category:Sphynx (cat) (a hairless breed).
Fourth, by age. Is your photograph of a kitten? Then put it in Category:Kittens. Photographs of cats giving birth can be put in Category:Cat birth.
Fifth, what does the photograph show of your cat? Is it a photograph of the cat's face? Then put it in Category:Cat portraits. Does it show some distinct body part of the cat? Then put it in Category:Cat anatomy. Does it show the cat doing something interesting or unusual, something other than just sitting there? Then put it in Category:Cat behavior.
Sixth, what does the photograph show besides the cat? Is it a photograph of a cat in snow or autumn leaves? Does it show the cat on a fence, in a tree, or on a wall? Then put it in the appropriate subcategory of Category:Cats by setting.