* Phylum: Chordata (animals with a notochord, a flexible rod that supports the body)
* Class: Mammalia (animals that have hair, produce milk to nourish their young, and are warm-blooded)
* Order: Carnivora (meat-eating mammals)
* Family: Felidae (the cat family)
* Genus: Felis (includes domestic cats and some wild cats)
* Species: Felis catus (the domestic cat)