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As of 2023, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 standardized breeds, [1] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45, [2] the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 50, [3] the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) recognizes 45, [4] and the World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes 69. [5]
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As of 2024, the domestic cat was the second most popular pet in the United States, with 73.8 million cats owned and around 42.2 million households owning at least one cat. [ 210 ] [ 211 ] In the United Kingdom , 26% of adults have a cat, with an estimated population of 10.9 million pet cats as of 2020.
Cat species vary greatly in body and skull sizes, and weights: The largest cat species is the tiger (Panthera tigris), with a head-to-body length of up to 390 cm (150 in), a weight range of at least 65 to 325 kg (143 to 717 lb), and a skull length ranging from 316 to 413 mm (12.4 to 16.3 in).
Felis is a genus of small and medium-sized cat species native to most of Africa and south of 60° latitude in Europe and Asia to Indochina. The genus includes the domestic cat . The smallest of the seven Felis species is the black-footed cat with a head and body length from 38 to 42 cm (15 to 17 in).
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This is a list of extant species in the Felidae family, which aims to evaluate their size, ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. The list does not contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon, nor extinct species such as Panthera fossilis and Smilodon populator, which are suggested to have exceeded living felids in size.
The Nebelung is a rather new breed, with breeders in America, Canada, Russia, and Europe. In addition to TICA, the Nebelung is recognized by the American Cat Fanciers Association (), [4] the World Cat Federation (), [5] Livre Officiel des Origines Félines (), [6] Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (), [7] and independent cat associations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.