Physical characteristics

Body temperature (rectal): 41.5 - 42 C (vs 38 - 38.5 C for ordinary cat)
Respiration rate per min: 10 – 20.
Pulse beats per min: 110 – 140 (cats), 180 - 200 (kittens).
Heat period frequency: 2 – 4 times a year.
Duration of heat: 10 – 12 days.
Duration of pregnancy: 58 – 68 days.
Puberty age: 7 – 12 months (males), 7 – 15 months (females).

Class: Mammals (Mammalia)
Subclass: Placentalia (Monodelphia)
Order: Predatory (Carnivora)
Suborder: Viverroidea
Family: Cats (Felidae)
Genus: Felis
Species: Domestic cats (Felis catus)