 European wildcat species account by the IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Institutional primary taxonomy account, Taxonomy section inspected2026-11-03: Felis silvestris, European wildcat, distinguished from Felis lybica, Afro-Asiatic wildcat, and Felis catus, domestic cat. Species delimitation must not be silently carried backward into2007study terminology. No conservation-status or population estimate reused.