Wildcat

The wildcat (Felis silvestris), aften soondit wullcat or e'en wullkie, eats wee mammals, birds, an ither craiturs o a seemilar bouk. Its is sib tae the hoose cat Felis silvestris catus.

Wildcat[1]
Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia), Breetish Wildlife Centre, Surrey
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Faimily:	Felidae
Subfaimily:	Felinae
Genus:	Felis
Species:	F. silvestris
Binomial name
Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777
subspecies
See text
Distribution o five subspecies o Felis silvestris recognised bi a 2007 DNA study.[3]