Scooter, a 30-year-old Siamese cat from Mansfield, Texas has been named the world's oldest cat. Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday on 26th March 2016. Edit: It would seem that just days after being named world's oldest cat, Scooter sadly passed away. The crown has now been handed to Corduroy of Oregon,  USA who recently celebrated his 28th birthday. Corduroy was born on 1st August 1989. The oldest cat was Creme Puff of Austin, Texas. Born on August 3, 1967, Creme Puff passed away in August 2005 at the age of thirty-eight. Puss, who was born in 1903. Puss was owned by Mrs T. Holway of Devon. Puss passed away on November 29, 1939, one day after his thirty-sixth birthday. Granpa, who lived to the ripe old age of 34. Granpa Rexs Allen (Granpa, for short) was a Sphynx adopted from the Humane Society in Texas . Longest fur on a cat Himmy who lived in Cairns, Queensland, is the heaviest recorded cat, weighing in at a staggering 21.3kg (46.8lbs). Himmy, a desexed tabby, died of respiratory failure at the age of ten.

Many sources mention a cat by the name of Snowbie, who reputedly weighs 44kg. Personally, I find this hard to believe, especially as Himmy's weight was 46.8lbs. That would make Snowbie twice Himmy's weight. My own conclusion is that somebody mistook Snowbie's weight in pounds for kilos, and this error has been copied over and over again. So, presuming Snowbie does, in fact, weigh 44lbs, this makes him  the world's second heaviest cat on record, and the heaviest living cat.  Snowbie resides in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with his owner Lorna. There is a new contender for the world's heaviest cat. Five-year-old Katy, who lives in Russia, reportedly weighs 20kg. Katy's owners had hoped to have her recognised as the world's heaviest cat with the Guinness World Records. However, they are no longer accepting  nominations in this category, as they don't want to encourage pet owners to overfeed their animals. The world's smallest cat is a Blue Point Himalayan by the name of Tinker Toy from the USA.

Tinker Toy was just 2¾ inches tall (at the shoulder) and 7½ inches long (about the size of a cheque book) and weighed 1lb and 8oz. Tinker Toy was featured in an article in the August 31, 1993, issue of National Enquirer. Rv Ac Units Carrier(If anybody has a copy of this magazine I would love to hear from you.)Used Patio Furniture Chicago Il Sadly, Tinker Toy passed away in November 1997. Name Of A Tall Indoor Plant That Does Not Need Direct SunlightMany thanks to Scott and Katrina for their help. Mr Peebles, a two-year-old, domestic cat of Central Illinois, holds the Guinness World Records award for the smallest living cat, weighing in around 3lbs, he is 6.1 inches high. Apparently, his small stature is due to a genetic defect.

Cat with most toes Eighteen toes are the normal number for cats. A five-year-old moggy from Ontario, Canada is in the Guinness World Records for having the most toes. Jake has a total of twenty-seven toes. Unofficially, Mooch—who lives with his owners Bob and Becky Duval in Maine, USA—is the winner, having  twenty-eight toes. Mooch's owners have submitted evidence to the Guinness World Records; In July 2010, I was contacted by Rory, who had written an article on Bandit, a cat with twenty-nine toes. You can read about Bandit here. Cats with more than the "normal" number of toes are called Polydactyl. Poly comes from the Greek word polys, which means many or more than one. Dactyl also comes from the Greek word daktylos, or finger. Polydactyls are also known as Hemingway cats. Most kittens produced by a domestic cat Largest litter of kittens born Smutty, a tortie owned by Eileen Martin of Cornwall produced a black and white kitten at the age of 28.

World's most well-travelled cat World's most expensive cat Longest post-earthquake survival by a cat A cat was discovered alive in a collapsed building 80 days after an earthquake in Taiwan in December 1999. Ben Rea of the UK left his cat Blackie £7 million in his will. Updated 18th August 2016. There are 36-38 species of wild cats, depending on which book/website you look at regarding felid taxonomy. The Chinese desert cat (aka Chinese mountain cat) is often regarded as a subspecies of Felis sylvestris. Most recently, the oncilla (aka tigrina) (Leopardus tigrinus) has been proposed to be two species, see this article. The genus designations have changed for many recently based on genetic analysis. For example, the snow leopard being in 'panthera' or 'uncia', all small cats being 'felis' vs many different small cat genera, etc. Most species are further divided into subspecies, based on physical distinction and/or geographic separation. Most cat species' subspeciation is a topic of debate.

Separate pages exist for some of the species below if we house them or if I have pictures I've personally taken of them. View current IUCN (World Conservation Union) Red List status for all Felidae species. The Red List takes into account overall world-wide populations, so even if a cat is endangered in one country or state, as a species it may not be listed as endangered. The six categories are: Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Least Concern, and Data Deficient. Wild Cat Species (alphabetical by common name) * African golden cat (Caracal aurata) * Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) * Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) * Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) * Bobcat (Lynx rufus) * Bornean bay cat (Catopuma badia) * Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis) * Caracal (Caracal caracal) * Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) * Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti) * Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) * Cougar (Puma concolor)

* Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) * Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) * Flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) * Geoffroys cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) * Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) * Jaguar (Panthera onca) * Jaguarundi (Puma yagouarundi) * Jungle cat (Felis chaus) * Kodkod (Guigna) (Leopardus guigna) * Leopard (Panthera pardus) * Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) * Lion (Panthera leo) * Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) * Margay (Leopardus wiedii) * Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) * Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) * Pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo) * Pallas cat (Otocolobus manul) * Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) * Sand cat (Felis margarita) * Serval (Leptailurus serval) * Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) * Sunda Clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) * Tiger (Panthera tigris) * Wildcat (Felis silvestris) Wild Cat Species (alphabetical by scientific name) © Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Convservation Center