trade dictionaries and encyclopedias listed “Chartreux” as the common name of a type of blue cat whose pelt was prized by furriers. The naturalists, Linnaeus and Buffon, wrote of the Chartreux as the cat of France and gave it a Latin name (...
Felis catus Last updated: May 27, 2024 Verified by: AZ Animals Staff iStock.com/Arnaud_MartinezAdvertisementChartreux Scientific Classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Feliformia Genus Felis Scientific Name Felis catus Read our Complete Guide to ...