This list of fictional cats and other felines is subsidiary to the list of fictional cats. It is restricted solely to notable felinecharacters from notable animated television shows and film. For characters that appear in several separate television series, only the earliest series will be recorded here. It does not include video games but includes characters from TV series, films, and other animated media. Fictional big cats are listed elsewhere.
Babbit and Catstello are Looney Tunes based on the comedic duo Abbott and Costello. Although the short, fat character calls the other one "Babbit", the tall, skinny one never addresses his partner by name; the name "Catstello" was invented later. In two other shorts they are portrayed as mice instead of cats.
An adorable little orange kitty who embodies the manga's mascot. He wears a black tuxedo and a pink bra over his ears. He communicates with cute little poster signs and is very cuddly.
A black and white alley cat, who made his first appearance in the Tom and Jerry series in the 1943 short, Baby Puss (in which he serves as the secondary villain/main archenemy) alongside Topsy atund the already-established Meathead.
Carla (シャルル Sharuru) is an Exceed, the daughter of Queen Shagotte, and a close companion to Wendy Marvell. She and Wendy belonged to Cait Shelter before joining Fairy Tail. Carla is a small, white Exceed with pink ears and brown eyes, which are smaller than Happy's eyes. She also has two whiskers on each side of her face. Carla wears a pink bow near the end of her tail. Unlike the carefree Happy, Carla is very strict and serious most of the time, rarely showing emotions.
Somewhat uptight and believes strongly in being polite and neat. He is a stickler for cleanliness and, like most cats, is aquaphobic. He is also obsessed with jet skis.
A blue cat whose best friend is Peg. He loves circles and accompanies Peg on her adventures. Cat often inspires Peg to realize a solution to a problem without being aware of it himself.
A group of cats who live in a junkyard and headed by Riff-Raff and supported by Cleo cat (Riff-Raff girlfriend), Hector a streetwise Hispanic cat, Wordsworth W. Wordsworth a hip-hop groovy cat who speaks in rhyme, Mungo a big black Persian cat and Spike the junkyard dog.
The larger member of the SWAT Kats and pilot of the Turbokat jet. T-Bone is one of the best pilots in the SWAT Kat universe, as seen in "Cry Turmoil." He loves aerial warfare history, as seen in "The Ghost Pilot," and Scaredy Kat cartoons.
An adorable gray and white kitten with black stripes wanders away from her family and is found by a young boy, Youhei, and his mother. They take the kitten home and Chi then has a splendid time living with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals.
(a pun on the homophone "clawed cat") had his origins in several other cat characters used by Chuck Jones from 1940 to 1945. These cats were mostly similar in appearance and temperament, with black fur and anxious personalities.
The protector of Empire City. When fighting bad guys, Courageous Cat would use all-purpose Cat Gun or a vast variety of different deus ex machina "trick guns" he pulls out of his cape.
A cat which lives with a young female office worker named Miyu, and watches her over the course of a year's time, remaining with her through the ups and downs of her life, including when she brings men home or drinks alcohol. His name in the short animated series was changed from the name in the manga: Chobi.
An obese, lethargic black-and-white cat with a large red nose (voiced by Edward Selzer and based on W.C. Fields) who tries to get a small white kitten to do his mousing for him.
The ruler of Planet Heck, intent on claiming Jim's super suit or destroying the universe. He is frequently assisted, but more often annoyed, by his aide Henchrat.
Waldo's girlfriend and trusty companion, and during the animation portions of the show, she is usually held captive or kidnapped by Tyrone and eventually rescued by Waldo
A cute, funny black and white cat created in the silent film era. In later decades he has a "Magic Bag of Tricks" and said to be "one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history."
A scrawny yellow cat who is prone misfortune as he is living his last life and always accidentally summons one of his former lives (or a storm cloud in the case of nine) when he says a number between one till nine or anything that sounds remotely like those numbers.
A greyish-blue ragged looking cat, with a bandage around his tail. Has many similarities to Sylvester and Penelope Pussycat and is prone to getting in unfortunate encounters. Serves once as Fifi La Fume's love interest and sometimes as Elmyra Duff's pet.
A pink Persian Cat who symbolizes love, and usually has a mature, feminine personality. She wears a red ribbon on her head and a pink jewel necklace. One of the three main characters of the series.
A small blue cat with a white underbelly and a down-to-earth, loyal, usually mischievous personality. Happy is a magical creature with the ability to grow wings and fly with his magic, and wears a green sack where he keeps food and items.
An alien cat who was resurrected as a cyborg after getting run over by a drunk driver, and can morph his body into a pair of rayguns used by his best friend, Rebecca.
A stray Tuxedo cat, adopted by Subaru. Her life prior to being adopted was rough; she was trained by Miz Tora to survive in this harsh world and she took care of her four younger siblings and struggled to feed herself and them. She and Subaru rarely understand each other, but their misunderstandings lead to a common goal.
A white cat with a bowtie and Billy's guardian who teaches Billy how to survive on the streets. He lives in a Cadillac car in a junk yard and speaks with a British accent.
The smaller member of the SWAT Kats, who is a mechanical genius. He designed the various gadgets and advanced weaponry used in the Turbokat, and he serves as the radar interceptor and weapons control officer, or RIO, in the Turbokat.
Katerina lives with her mother, Henrietta Pussycat, in the treehouse and loves dancing. She is O the Owl's next-door neighbor and one of Daniel's closest friends.
He is a red thin cat with yellow eyes. He is an antagonist as owner of sinister shops all having his name in him. He is quite good at sports and luring unsuspecting people to the traps he sets up, just for his own amusement.
Sango's faithful demon-cat companion who usually appears to be a small kitten-sized feline with two tails, but can become large enough to carry several passengers whenever the need arises.
A pink cat. She is the intelligent, cool and adventurous second-in-command of the group. She is also helpful and resourceful, and strongly believes in playing fair.
A female cat who is one of T.U.F.F.'s best agents. She is also Dudley's partner and best friend. Skilled in various fighting styles and use of firearms, short-tempered, and easily startled, Kitty is a force to be reckoned with.
Kyo transforms into an orange cat whenever he is hugged by a person of the opposite gender or when his body comes under a great deal of stress. The cat is not in the Chinese zodiac, but legend says would have been if it had not been tricked by the Rat into missing the induction feast.
Leopold the Cat (Russian: Кот Леопольд, Kot Leopold) is a Soviet/Russian animation series about the pacifistic, and intelligent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming. He is always confronted by two mischievous mice, Grey and White (Mitya and Motya).
Cleo's pet cat and was possibly named after the Luxor Temple. When Tut was brought back to life, he was compelled to be ever loyal to his new "master" and has gained the ability to talk.
A brown, mangy alley cat who wears a red toupee (which is occasionally seen the same color as the rest of his fur). He is generally portrayed as dull-witted and first appeared in the short, Sufferin' Cats! (1943), as Tom's rival. He also appears in Baby Puss and additional shorts as one of Tom's alley cat buddies/foes. He is known as Frankie in Heavenly Puss. In Scat Cats, his final appearance in the original theatrical shorts, he is portrayed with an all-gray color.
A dimwitted cat-like Betelgeusian (ベテルギウス星人 Beterugiusu-seijin?) who is brought aboard the Aloha Oe after Dandy and QT mistake him for a new species of alien. His real name is Me#$%* (pronounced Merowmreowreow).
A ginger house cat with a blue collar on his neck. He frequently bullies the two mice Pixie and Dixie, but occasionally is a good friend to them and serves as their savior in various episodes. His common catchphrase is "I hate meeces to pieces".
Leonard's neurotic orange cat. He is afraid of the outside world and stays at home with the family's parrot. He's in love with the principal's cat but his fear of the outside world (and her evil nature) prevents any chance of romance.
Dan's pet cat who is rescued in the episode "The Animal Shelter". Despite the name, Mr. Mumbles is actually female as it’s implied Dan never bothered to check.
A yellow house cat and the titular protagonist of the series. When his owners are not home, Fred transforms into his alter-ego Nature Cat, narrating himself as such throughout the show
A mischievous and highly egotistical grey tabby cat who often visits Garfield to antagonize him, first as a kitten and later as a fully grown cat, becoming Garfield's frenemy.
A black cat owned by the Kirishima twins. She received less attention once Tama was adopted into the family, and became jealous of his near-royal treatment as a rare breed.
A large, fat cat owned by Junpei's family, and the one who brings to him the requests of cats in need of his help. She is well known and most cats around Junpei's neighborhood see her as an older sister figure.
A blue anthropomorphic cat, spends his days watching television, lounging around and eating, but is continually pestered and annoyed by three cockroaches
Also known as Hutch for short, she is a yellow cat that works as dentist, and has also been a cashier, surgeon, veterinarian, obstetrician, and pharmacist.
An Exceed that used to work for the kingdom of Edolas as the Magic Militia's First Division Commander of the Royal Army. He is currently a member of the Fairy Tail Guild and is Gajeel Redfox's cat companion.
Pete is a Disney cat, and main enemy of Mickey Mouse, and has been in comics and cartoons since the Alice cartoons. He's the oldest character in the Disney community.
One of the Care Bear Cousins. She has turquoise fur (originally pale orange) with a white tail tip, and her tummy symbol is a pink star with a red heart inside.
Main character in series and its follow-up series Sabrina: Friends Forever and Sabrina's Secret Life. Retains his backstory from the live-action sitcom, including his last name being "Saberhagen", and has a limited range of magical powers.
Sabrina's pet is a black cat, named Salem, who is a spy sent by Enchantra to make Sabrina's life in the human world unbearable enough to live in the witch world permanently.
Alexandra's snickering cat, whose black and white fur resembles Alexandra's hair and whose utterances sound the same as another Messick-voiced character, Muttley, but he also serves as the loyal pet sidekick of the group.
Speedy is the leader of the Pizza Cats. As his name implies, he is nimble and fast on his toes, a trait which comes in handy both when delivering pizzas and when fighting crime. He wields the magical Ginzu sword (Masamasa), whose power is unleashed in almost every episode as Speedy's special attack, the Cat's Eye Slash.
A knight who was killed by demons and reincarnated as a young behemoth, one of the strongest monsters in the world, but he resembles a cat. He is Aria's pet, who found him in the dungeon and nursed him back to health. She also named him; however, Aria doesn't know of his true nature.
A member of Top Cat's gang. A laid-back musical greenish-brown cat. Acts like a beatnik (in the cartoon shorts) or a surfer (in the feature length films).
A red and white, rotund cat with a blue nose, purple eyelids, no tail, hands with gloves that have fingernails, human-style buttocks, flat feet, and a brain the size of a peanut. He is portrayed as intelligent enough in some cases and sometimes as nonsensically stupid.
Cat who accidentally received superpowers; pet of Supergirl; ancestor of Whizzy the Supercat, who later appears as comic relief sidekick in "Krypto the Superdog", and in assorted other series.
A small cat owned by the Buddhist monk Keizo Kirishima, in charge of the temple whose statue was broken by Junpei, and an acquaintance of Nyamsus, who also brings requests to him. He goes about the neighborhood and tells the other cats around about Junpei. He is an extremely rare male calico cat.
A stray cat living in a box who Cat befriends. As of late 2022, he appears to have found a forever home. Though he lives with a neighbor, the story of Teddy is actually based on one of Simons own rescue cats.
The yellow furred, laid back and clever main character. He wears a purple hat and vest. He often rips off and/or tricks his gang and Officer Dibble. He does respect the effort the gang does for him, but he often takes credit for it.
A "fraidy cat" who enjoys imagining and dreaming that he is a superhero; he pictures himself in a variety of personas, including Catman, Robin Cat, The Lone Kitty, Captain Herc, and Catzan.
A friendly gray tabby cat originally from Japan who is typically sweet and is the most warm-hearted child in the school. She plays the violin well and sees the best in people.
A living cat statue that only comes to life at night, belonging to an antique shop owner named Shirō Nishi. The character then went on to star in a supporting role in the 2002 spin-off film The Cat Returns.
An overly curious and rebellious kitten who, after getting into trouble for falling from a house to see if he could land on his feet, runs away from his woodpile home in his owners' farm.
The title character of the 1949 MGM cartoon short, who offers his services to a cute kitten - whom Blackie calls "Shorty" - who is being tormented by a mean bulldog. Blackie repeatedly crosses the bulldog's path to give him bad luck and prevent the bulldog from attacking the kitten.
It is a large creature, depicted as a grinning male cat with a hollow body that serves as a bus, complete with windows and seats coated with fur, and a large bushy tail. The character's popularity has led to its use in a spin-off film, toys for children, an art car, and being featured in the Ghibli Museum, among other products and influences.
A pink and purple striped cat with a wide smile and close-set, piercing yellow eyes. Mischievous, and takes pleasure in misdirecting Alice. He is capable of invisibility, and frequently enters and exits the scene with all parts faded away except for his grin or eyes.
Madame Adelaide's cat and mother of three kittens (Berlioz, Marie, and Toulouse). She falls in love with Thomas and is forced to choose her life at home or a life with Thomas.
Best known as the pet cat of Geppetto and Pinocchio too. Figaro has also starred independently in a number of Disney shorts, as the pet of Minnie Mouse, which was a common theme for Disney characters to be juxtaposed from movies to cartoon shorts. In a "Golden Key" Cartoon Digest of Walt Disney comics, Faigaro had his own page in regard to "Figaro Feline Friends".
A Scottish Fold who is the high priest of the Claudandus sect. He allows Claudandus to kill him in order to protect the secrecy of the sect. Later, his body was found by Francis.
A cynical feral black cat with white fore-paws, muzzle, belly, and tail-tip. She has three scarred cuts into her left ear. She is the, at first, unwitting companion of the CG animated film's main character, Bolt, and his hyperactive and somewhat insane "sidekick", Rhino.
Thomas O'Malley's band of friends. Scat is the talking leader and plays the trumpet, Billy Boss plays the double bass, Hit Cat plays the guitar, People Cat plays the accordion, and Shun-Gon plays the piano and drums.
A small, light gray kitten with dark gray markings on his head and around his eyes, Shorty is tormented by a mean bulldog who cruelly abuses him. He later meets a black cat named Blackie who becomes his friend.
Unpleasant Siamese cats, who are jerks to the Lady and the Tramp, but never speak any lines of dialogue, and are best remembered for their song, "The Siamese Cat Song".
A cowardly, long-haired, orange, bushy-tailed tabby cat who befriends Fievel Mousekewitz. He enjoys card games like poker and gin rummy, despite being terrible at them. Voiced by Dom DeLuise.
Chococat is drawn as a black cat with huge black eyes, four whiskers, and like his counterpart Hello Kitty, no mouth. His name comes from his chocolate-colored nose.
Animated pixellated cat with the body of a Pop-Tart, flying through space, and leaving a rainbow trail behind it, originally uploaded in a YouTube video in 2011.
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