Domestic && wild cats are closely related and most species can interbreed.

The smaller domestic variety has only 1 effective attack with forepaw claws,
while the large wild cat has 2 such <x> attacks.

Rake: Both gain rear claw rakes if forepaw claw attacks succeed in hitting the opponent.
From a domestic cat,
rear claw rakes inflict 1-2 points of damage and from a wild cat 1-2/1-2 points of damage.

Both sorts of felines surprise prey on 3 in 6.

Both are surprised only on a 1 in 6.

Both species <x: they can interbreed, no?> are agile climbers && can move up and along tree limbs at half their normal movement rate.
Domestic cats will not normally attack M || L creatures.

The cat is the sacred animal of Bast, Frigga, and Inanna.

Domestic Cat

FREQUENCY: Common
NO. APPEARING: 1 or 2-12
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 15" <1> <(3" up and along tree limbs)>
HIT DICE: 1-5 HP
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2/1
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Rear claws for 1-2 <, Surprise 3 in 6>
SPECIAL DEFENSES: [SB] <Surprised only on a 1 in 6>
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: S
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: I | 5 + 1

Cat: AC 7; MV 15”; HD 1-5 hp; hp 4, 1;
#AT 2; D 1-2/1
THACO 20n1
XP 9, 6

Domestic cats are found nearly everywhere in temperate to tropical climes;
some have "GONE wild."

FREQUENCY: Common
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Civilized Mountains], [Temperate Civilized Hills], [Temperate Civilized Forest], [Temperate Civilized Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Civilized Plains], [Temperate Civilized Desert])

FREQUENCY: Common ([Tropical Civilized Hills], [Tropical Civilized Plains])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Civilized Mountains], [Tropical Civilized Forest], [Tropical Civilized Swamp], [Tropical Civilized Desert])

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Wild Cat (Wildcat)

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Dungeon Level I])

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Cold Wilderness Mountains], [Cold Wilderness Hills], [Cold Wilderness Forest], [Cold Wilderness Swamp], [Cold Wilderness Plains])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Cold Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Wilderness Mountains], [Temperate Wilderness Hills], [Temperate Wilderness Forest], [Temperate Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Wilderness Plains], [Temperate Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Wilderness Mountains], [Tropical Wilderness Hills], [Tropical Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Wilderness Swamp], [Tropical Wilderness Plains], [Tropical Wilderness Desert])

NO. APPEARING: 1 or 2-5
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 18" <(9" up and along tree limbs)>
HIT DICE: 1
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 ~ 19
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2/1-2/1-2
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Rear claws for 1-2/1-2
SPECIAL DEFENSES: [SB] <Surprised only on a 1 in 6>
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: S
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: I | 10 + 1

SAVES: 14.15.16.17.17

Wild cats are found from sub-arctic to tropical regions.