Domestic Cat Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758Non-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Feral Cat, House Cat.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Mammalia   >   Order Carnivora   >   Family Felidae   >   Genus Felis   

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Frequent host to the Cat Flea.

There are 169 records in the project database.

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A Domestic Cat in Carroll Co., Maryland (2/20/2021). Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

A Domestic Cat in Washington Co., Maryland (2/17/2018). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Domestic Cat in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Domestic Cat in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Domestic Cat at Sunset Park in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (11/9/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)


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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/.

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