taxonomy

Difference between breeds and species

The difference between ‘cat breeds’ and ‘cat species’

It might be useful to quickly go over the difference between ‘cat breeds’ and ‘cat species’. It’s quite as subtle difference but a very important one. In 1758 the modern idea of classifying all the world’s animals and plants began. Humans like to create some order in the world (I am afraid they’ve failed ?) …

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Fisher cat

Fisher cat: dog-like carnivore that’s called a cat and is an omnivore that does not eat fish!

The fisher cat is a dog-like carnivore that’s called a cat and which is an omnivore. Nothing makes sense. Logic has been turned on its head. The problem is that the fisher cat has been badly named and there is a very good argument to reconsider it. Taxonomically, i.e. its scientific classification among all the …

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The litigon Cubanacan

Cats, dogs, horses and cattle are able to crossbreed but birds, fish and reptiles seemingly cannot. Why?

The problem with this question is that it is badly formulated. Therefore, it doesn’t really make sense which means it is difficult to answer. If it was well formulated it would still be difficult to answer (for me at least) ?. I’ll have a stab at it. But it will be an overview. Above: the …

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Felis silvestris catus

Scientific name for the domestic cat: felis catus or felis silvestris catus?

There is some confusion on the internet as to whether the scientific name for the domestic cat is felis catus or felis silvestris catus. The confusion comes from how scientists have decided to classify the domestic cat within the range of all the cats. The question is whether the domestic cat is a distinct species …

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