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Cat Felis catus: hair from study skin

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This factsheet assists in the identification of sample hairs from a cat study skin.

Most diagnostic features for this species

  1. Cat. Image: © By Fedor Leukhin (AT1A6925) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    Cat. Image: © By Fedor Leukhin (AT1A6925) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    Fine medulla lattice.
  2. Hairs often smaller in diameter than dog.
  3. Medulla often wider than dog.
  4. Many breeds therefore wide variation in hair structure

Sample

Description: Range of hairs from adult study skin

Sample origin: Brunner and Coman 1974 "The identification of mammalian hair". Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press

Hair profile

Length (mm): maximum 100

Maximum diameter observed (μm): 90

Cat. Profile of guard hairs and underhairs. Image
Cat. Profile of guard hairs and underhairs.

Microscopic features

Cat. Cross-sections; U = underhair (magnification 486x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image
Cat. Cross-sections; U = underhair (magnification 486x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Citation

Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: Cat: Hair from study skin
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/hair-sample-identification-and-factsheets/hair-from-animal-or-animal-skin/cat
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