Family Felidae

Taxon ID: 27199

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 3 taxa in Family Felidae spanning 3 genera.

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Extirpated Endangered (Federal) In need of conservation S3 (Watch list) Non-native Invasive

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Records

MBP has 309 records spanning 22 counties. We still need records from Harford and Cecil.

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Direct Child Taxa (3)

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A Domestic Cat in Carroll Co., Maryland (2/20/2021).

Domestic Cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) Media by Barbara Speckart View Record

Bobcat in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) bcamp001, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by bcamp001 via iNaturalist View Record

A Bobcat documented by motion-activated camera in Garrett Co., Maryland (3/5/2009). Camera placed by Zoe Hanley and Julia Smith during their bobcat/fisher study while graduate students at Frostburg State University.

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Boyer and McDowell View Record

Bobcat in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) bcamp001, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by bcamp001 via iNaturalist View Record

Bobcat in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) bcamp001, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by bcamp001 via iNaturalist View Record

Bobcat in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) bcamp001, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by bcamp001 via iNaturalist View Record

A Domestic Cat in Washington Co., Maryland (2/17/2018).

Domestic Cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) Media by Sue Muller View Record

A Bobcat with its prey, a Meadow Vole, in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2020).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Sue Muller View Record

Bobcat in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Kyle Klotz View Record

Bobcat in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) coveoriole, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by coveoriole via iNaturalist View Record

Domestic Cat in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Domestic Cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) Media by Emilio Concari View Record

Bobcat in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Kyle Klotz View Record

Domestic Cat in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Domestic Cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist View Record

A Domestic Cat at Sunset Park in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (11/9/2014).

Domestic Cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) Media by Mike Burchett View Record

A Bobcat in Warren Co., New Jersey (5/23/2017).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Jon Corcoran View Record

A Bobcat found at Merritt Island NWR, Florida (11/23/2005).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Jim Brighton

A Bobcat in Arlington, Texas (5/8/2011). Note the short tail.

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Jon Corcoran

A Bobcat in Hidalgo Co., Texas (4/23/2009).

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Jeff Culler View Record

Domestic Cat in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/29/2026). (c) Caitlin, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>)

Domestic Cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) Media by Caitlin via iNaturalist View Record

Domestic Cat in Howard Co., Maryland (5/6/2023). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Domestic Cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) Media by Sue Muller View Record

Bobcat in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.

Bobcat (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) Media by Kyle Klotz View Record

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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/.

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