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Scientific Name
Felis silvestris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Wild cat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Suborder | Feliformia |
| Family | Felidae |
| Subfamily | Felinae |
| Genus | Felis |
| Species | Felis silvestris |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook, 1989: Observed at Sandy Hook Unit; Staten Island Unit (Millers Filed and Great Kills); Breezy Point District (Breezy Point Tip and Fort Tilden); Jamica Bay District (Floyd Bennett Field, Plumb Beach, Bergen Beach, Carnarsie Pier Area, Pennsylvania Ave Landfill and Fountain Ave Landfill; JB Wildlife Refuge District (Spring Creek and Ruler's Bar Hassock); Data Source: Cook, 1989; Tanacredi, 2002
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Not listed in Godin, 1977 as non-native but assumed to be non-native because assumed to have escaped from or released by humans; Data Source: Fabre, 2007
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Fabre, 2007
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Cook, 1989
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Frame, 2002: Control has been proposed. Approx. 8,500 acres inhabited./
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Cook, 1989: At Sandy Hook Unit;Viable, resident population; Staten Island Unit (Millers Filed and Great Kills): viable, resident population; Breezy Point District (Breezy Point Tip and Fort Tilden): viable, resident population; Jamica Bay District (Floyd Bennett Field, Plumb Beach, Bergen Beach, Carnarsie Pier Area, Pennsylvania Ave Landfill and Fountain Ave Landfill: viable, resident population; JB Wildlife Refuge District (Spring Creek and Ruler's Bar Hassock): viable, resident population; Data Source: Cook, 1989
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac - I & M Office
Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Cook, 1989m; Tanacredi, 2002
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