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Felix catus

Kiore Ngiāo

Cat

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Cat, House Cat; German Katzen

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kiore Ngiāo (RR), Kiāo (MG), Ngiāo (AT MK MT AK), Cat (PL), Pikiahala / Mīao (TS), Pikiahara / Mīao (TW), Poti (PK); Other Polynesian - Mimi / Mino (TAH), Pōpoki (HAW, from 'poor pussy'), ‘oau / ‘owau (HAW, imitation of cat call)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE n.Africa - Arabia; EXOTIC EXOTIC global

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Pest, Pet trade; Invasive - moderate, Pest - household Nuisance

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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Pests & Hosts

Relationship Pests
Parasite - external Ctenocephalides felisNotoedres catiSarcoptes scabiei
Parasite - internal Ancylostoma and UncinariaIsospora spp.Toxocara cati

Scientific Taxonomy

Felix catus Linnaeus, 1758
SYNONYMS: Felix catus

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; MAMMALIA; THERIA; EUTHERIA; Carnivora; Fissipedia; FELIDAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -. Comment: One of world's 100 invasive alien species [ISSG,2001].
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Pest, Pet trade
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Invasive - moderate, Pest - household Nuisance

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Pukapuka: fieldspecimen, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Felix catus.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM04b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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