Wildcats (Felis silvestris and Felis lybica) are small cats native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.

Wildcat, wild cats or variations thereof may also refer to:

Animals

  • Wild cat, any species of cat in the taxonomic family Felidae excluding the domestic cat
  • Lynx species, sometimes known as wildcats
  • Bobcat (Lynx rufus), ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States
  • Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), native to Canada, Alaska as well as some parts of the lower 48 United States
  • Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), native to European and Siberian forests
  • Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe
  • Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris sylvestris), subspecies of European wildcat
  • Feral cat, a domestic cat which lives freely outdoors

Arts and entertainment

Comic books and comic strips

  • Wildcat (DC Comics), a name used by several DC Comics characters
  • Wildcats (comics), a comic created by Jim Lee
  • Wildcat (British comics), a British comic published by IPC Media
  • Wildcat (comic strip), a comic strip by Donald Rooum
  • Wildcat Comic Con, an annual fan convention held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania since 2012

Film, television, and theatre

  • The Wildcat (1917 film)
  • The Wildcat (1921 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch
  • The Wildcat (1936 film), a Spanish musical drama
  • Wildcat (1942 film), a film starring Richard Arlen and Buster Crabbe
  • Wildcat (musical), a 1960 Broadway musical
  • Wildcat, a 1981 New Zealand film
  • Wildcats (film), a 1986 film starring Goldie Hawn
  • Wildcat (2022 film), a documentary film about animal rescue
  • Wildcat (2023 film), a biographical film of American novelist Flannery O'Connor
  • Wildcat (2025 film), a 2025 film starring Kate Beckinsale
  • Wild C.A.T.s, a television series based on the Jim Lee comic
  • Wildcat, a character in the Disney animated series TaleSpin
  • Wildcats, a fictional basketball team in the High School Musical franchise
  • "The Wildcats", V: The Series episode 15 (1985)

Literature

  • "Wildcat" (short story), by Flannery O'Connor

Music

  • Wildcat (Sunnyboys album) a 1989 album by Australian band Sunnyboys
  • "Wildcat", a 1960 song by Gene Vincent
  • "Wildcat", a 2006 song by Ratatat from Classics

Other uses in arts and entertainment

  • WildCat (roller coaster), several amusement park rides

Military

  • Grumman F4F Wildcat, an American World War II carrier fighter
  • , four United States Navy ships named Wild Cat or Wildcat
  • Wildcat APC, an armoured personnel carrier used in Israel
  • AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat, a British military helicopter introduced in 2014
  • Wildcat, nickname of the 81st Infantry Division (United States)
  • Wildcats, nickname of VFA-131, a United States Navy fighter squadron
  • Wildcats, nickname of 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force

People

Nickname

  • Wildcat Monte, American professional boxer Monte Deadwiley (1905–1961)
  • Lance C. Wade (1915–1944), American World War II ace with the Royal Air Force
  • Wildcat Wilson (1901–1963), American college football player
  • Larry Wilson (American football) (1938–2021), American professional football player

Other people

  • Wild Cat (Seminole) (c. 1807/1810–1857), Native American Seminole chieftain who was active in the Second Seminole War
  • Tommy Wildcat (born 1967), Native American musician
  • "Wildcat", ring name of Robbie Brookside (born 1966), British professional wrestler and trainer
  • "Wildcat", ring name of Chris Harris (wrestler) (born 1973), American professional wrestler

Places

Canada

  • Wildcat, Alberta, in Rocky View County, Alberta
  • Wildcat 12, Queens County, Nova Scotia

United States

  • Wildcat Township, Tipton County, Indiana
  • Grayson, Oklahoma, formerly known as Wildcat
  • Wildcat, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
  • Wildcat Brook, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  • Wildcat Canyon, Contra Costa County, California.
  • Wildcat Creek (disambiguation), multiple waterflows
  • Wildcat Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
  • Wildcat Hills, Nebraska
  • Wildcat Hollow, Connecticut, in Litchfield County
  • Wildcat Marsh, Contra Costa County, California
  • Wildcat Mountain (disambiguation), multiple summits

Outer space

  • 17493 Wildcat, an asteroid

Sports

Teams

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Canada

  • Edmonton Wildcats, a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta
  • Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football), a defunct Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario
  • Hamilton Wildcats (Australian football), an amateur Australian rules football club based in Hamilton, Ontario
  • London Wildcats (1994–1995), a professional ice hockey team in the Colonial Hockey League, moved to Dayton, Ohio and renamed
  • Moncton Wildcats, a franchise in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, based in Moncton, New Brunswick
  • Monkton Wildcats, a WOAA Senior Hockey League hockey team based in Monkton, Ontario
  • St. Thomas Wildcats (1991–1993), a professional ice hockey team in the Colonial Hockey League, relocated and renamed the London Wildcats (see above)
  • Valley Wildcats, a junior ice hockey franchise from the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia

United Kingdom

  • Durham Wildcats, a basketball team based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
  • Kingston Wildcats, an English Basketball League team
  • Swindon Wildcats, a UK professional ice hockey team
  • Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, an English rugby league team
  • Weymouth Wildcats (1954-2010), a British motorcycle speedway team based in Weymouth, England
  • West London Wildcats, an Australian rules football and netball club based in London, England
  • Newcastle Wildcats, the ice hockey team of Newcastle University, England

United States

  • Abilene Christian Wildcats, the sports teams of Abilene Christian University
  • Arizona Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of Arizona
  • Arkansas Wildcats, a team of the Women's Football Alliance
  • Atlanta Wildcats, an American Basketball Association team
  • Bethune–Cookman Wildcats, the sports teams of Bethune–Cookman University
  • Central Washington Wildcats, the sports teams of Central Washington University
  • Colorado Wildcats (1998), a team in the Professional Indoor Football League
  • Connecticut Wildcats, a rugby league team in the USA Rugby League
  • Daemen Wildcats, the sports teams of Daemen University
  • Davidson Wildcats, the sports teams of Davidson College
  • Hershey Wildcats (1997–2001), a professional soccer team in the USL A-League, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • Jackson Wildcats (2002–2007), a United States Basketball League team based in Jackson, Mississippi
  • Kansas State Wildcats, the sports teams of Kansas State University
  • Kentucky Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of Kentucky
  • Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL) (1926), an American Football League team (actually based in Chicago)
  • Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL) (2020), an XFL team
  • Mahoning Valley Wildcats, a defunct International Basketball League team based in Struthers, Ohio, removed from the IBL schedule in early 2006
  • Minnesota Wildcats (2008–2011), a Tier III Jr. An ice hockey team playing in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League
  • New Hampshire Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of New Hampshire
  • New Jersey Wildcats, a women's United Soccer Leagues W-League team
  • New Mexico Wildcats (2008–2009), an American Indoor Football Association team
  • Northwestern Wildcats, the sports teams of Northwestern University
  • Richmond Wildcats, a minor ice hockey team based in Richmond, Virginia
  • Rose City Wildcats (2010), a Women's Spring Football League team that was based in Portland, Oregon
  • San Diego Wildcats (2006–2009), a team in the American Basketball Association
  • Savannah Wildcats, a charter member of the Continental Basketball League, based in Savannah, Georgia
  • South Georgia Wildcats (2002–2009), a professional arena football team
  • Villanova Wildcats, the sports teams of Villanova University
  • Weber State Wildcats, the sports teams of Weber State University
  • West Virginia Wildcatz, an American Basketball Association team based in Fairmont, West Virginia
  • Wheeling Wildcats (2008–2009), a professional indoor football team in Wheeling, West Virginia
  • Wichita Falls Wildcats, a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League

Other countries

  • CIT-U Wildcats, the sports teams of the Cebu Institute of Technology–University in Cebu City, Philippines
  • Maastricht Wildcats, an amateur American football team based in Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • Papatoetoe Wildcats, an American football club established in 1986 in South Auckland, New Zealand
  • Perth Wildcats, an Australian basketball team in the National Basketball League
  • Wolfenbüttel Wildcats, a defunct German women's basketball team dissolved in 2013

Other uses in sport

  • Wildcat formation, an American football offensive scheme
  • Wildcat Stadium, various sports stadiums in the United States

Vehicles

  • Bowler Wildcat, an off-road racing vehicle
  • Buick Wildcat, an automobile
  • Melling Wildcat, a high-performance British sports car
  • Daihatsu Taft (F10), an automobile sold as the Wildcat in Australia
  • Hobie Wildcat, a catamaran
  • USC&GS Wildcat (1919), a launch in commission with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1919 to 1941
  • Sabre Wildcat, an American ultralight aircraft

Other uses

  • Wildcat strike action, a strike action of workers that is not authorized by union leadership
  • Wildcat banking, the issuance of currency by private banks in the antebellum United States
  • The Wildcat Cafe, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Wildcat! BBS, a bulletin board system software package
  • Wildcat cartridge, a specialty firearm cartridge not produced by commercial ammunition manufacturers
  • Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona student newspaper
  • Wildcat (anarchist newspaper), a London-based monthly published from 1974 to 1975
  • Wildcat, a sprocketed wheel for an anchor chain; see anchor windlass

See also

  • Wildcat! Wildcat!, an American band
  • Wild Cat (disambiguation)
  • Wildcatter, a person who drills for oil in areas not yet known to have oil fields