Scottish Wild Cat

The Scottish wildcat is a European wildcat population in Scotland. It was once widely distributed across Great Britain, but the population has declined drastically since the turn of the 20th century due to habitat loss and persecution. It is now limited to northern and eastern Scotland.

Higher classification: Wildcat

Rank: Subspecies

Family: Felidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Carnivora

Phylum: Chordata