When it is recorded
Jan55
Feb26
Mar13
Apr0
May6
Jun5
Jul5
Aug6
Sep10
Oct9
Nov2
Dec20
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 142 | |
| 2 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 66 | |
| 3 | Angus | Scotland | 32 | |
| 4 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 15 | |
| 5 | Moray | Scotland | 13 | |
| 6 | Stirling | Scotland | 7 | |
| 7 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 5 | |
| 8 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 3 | |
| 9 | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | 2 | |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1 | |
| 11 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 1 |
5 England310 Scotland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 316
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 11
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Felis silvestris
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 324
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Aberdeenshire
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Felis
- Name with authority
- Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777
- Described
- 1777
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q43576 · GBIF 7964291