How big does a European wildcat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown European wildcat (Felis silvestris) reaches an average size of 50 cm (1′ 8″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 31 years, they grow from 106 grams (0.23 lbs) to 4.53 kg (9.99 lbs). Talking about reproduction, European wildcats have 3 babies about 2 times per year. The European wildcat (genus: Felis) is a member of the family Felidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a wildcat species native to continental Europe, Scotland, Turkey and the Caucasus. It inhabits forests from the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe to the Caucasus. It has been extirpated in England and Wales.In France and Italy, the European wildcat is predominantly nocturnal, but also active in the daytime when undisturbed by human activities.
Animals of the same family as a European wildcat
We found other animals of the Felidae family:
- Pampas cat with a size of 61.6 cm (2′ 1″)
- Caracal with a size of 74.1 cm (2′ 6″)
- Serval with a size of 83.5 cm (2′ 9″)
- Cheetah with a size of 1.48 meter (4′ 11″)
- Bobcat with a size of 69.1 cm (2′ 4″)
- Kodkod with a size of 38.8 cm (1′ 4″)
- Tiger with a size of 1.83 meter (6′ 0″)
- Leopard with a size of 1.38 meter (4′ 7″)
- Clouded leopard with a size of 83.8 cm (2′ 9″)
- Flat-headed cat with a size of 46.7 cm (1′ 7″)
Animals with the same size as a European wildcat
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as European wildcat:
- Venezuelan red howler with a size of 56.1 cm (1′ 11″)
- Riverine rabbit with a size of 43 cm (1′ 5″)
- Sarcophilus laniarius with a size of 55.8 cm (1′ 10″)
- De Brazza’s monkey with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Pale-throated sloth with a size of 54.8 cm (1′ 10″)
- Pygmy hog with a size of 59.9 cm (2′ 0″)
- Banded palm civet with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Long-nosed mongoose with a size of 55.4 cm (1′ 10″)
- Red and white giant flying squirrel with a size of 41 cm (1′ 5″)
- Matschie’s tree-kangaroo with a size of 53.8 cm (1′ 10″)
Animals with the same litter size as a European wildcat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a European wildcat:
- Northern collared lemming
- Panamanian spiny pocket mouse
- Desert warthog
- Flat-headed shrew
- Jackson’s soft-furred mouse
- Neacomys tenuipes
- Himalayan field rat
- Whitehead’s spiny rat
- Long-tailed marmot
- Southern flying squirrel
Animals with the same life expectancy as a European wildcat
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a European wildcat:
- Geoffroy’s spider monkey with an average maximal age of 27.25 years
- Red deer with an average maximal age of 26.75 years
- Common brown lemur with an average maximal age of 37 years
- Stump-tailed macaque with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Grivet with an average maximal age of 31.58 years
- Water buffalo with an average maximal age of 28.25 years
- Leopard seal with an average maximal age of 26 years
- Asian black bear with an average maximal age of 35.17 years
- Potto with an average maximal age of 26 years
- American bison with an average maximal age of 33 years
Animals with the same weight as a European wildcat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Felis silvestris:
- Short-beaked echidna with a weight of 4.5 kilos (9.92 lbs)
- Pale-throated sloth with a weight of 4.33 kilos (9.55 lbs)
- Pampas fox with a weight of 4.54 kilos (10.01 lbs)
- Otter civet with a weight of 4.25 kilos (9.37 lbs)
- L’Hoest’s monkey with a weight of 5.31 kilos (11.71 lbs)
- Pampas cat with a weight of 4.4 kilos (9.7 lbs)
- De Brazza’s monkey with a weight of 5.32 kilos (11.73 lbs)
- Red-legged pademelon with a weight of 4.53 kilos (9.99 lbs)
- Raccoon dog with a weight of 4.22 kilos (9.3 lbs)
- Coquerel’s sifaka with a weight of 4.19 kilos (9.24 lbs)