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Felis catus
Cat, Domestic Cat
As recorded: Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Felidae
- Collected by
- T K Pratt
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Mauna Kea (E slope), Kanakaleonui
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8444, -155.3630
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Felis catus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-15.

2025-04-15
ʻAkaka Falls State Park, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Alan Torretto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-21
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) nightowlwatcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-18
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) alinele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-16
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Clements, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-19
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) o815idiot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Felis catus. BPBM 178317. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93016811. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178317.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93016811 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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