2025年11月27日，
家猫（Felis catthem）是非洲野猫Felis lybica lybica的后代。它与人类一起分布在全球，证明了它对人为环境的成功适应。至于家猫是起源于黎凡特、埃及，还是非洲野猫的自然范围内的其他地方，仍然存在不确定性。它们散布到欧洲的时间和环境也不得而知。在这项研究中，对87种古代和现代猫基因组的分析表明，家猫并没有随着新石器时代的农民传播到欧洲。相反，它们大约在2000年前被引入欧洲，可能是从北非传入的。另外，早前（公元前一千年）从西北非洲引进的野猫可能是造成撒丁岛现在野生种群的原因。
附：英文原文
Title: The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago
Author: M. De Martino, B. De Cupere, V. Rovelli, P. Serventi, B. Mouraud, M. Baldoni, T. Di Corcia, S. Geiger, F. Alhaique, P. C. Alves, H. Buitenhuis, E. Ceccaroni, E. Cerilli, J. De Grossi Mazzorin, C. Detry, M. Dowd, I. Fiore, L. Gourichon, I. Grau-Sologestoa, H. C. Küchelmann, G. K. Kunst, M. McCarthy, R. Miccichè, C. Minniti, M. Moreno, N. Mri, V. Onar, T. Oueslati, M. Parrag, B. Pino Uria, G. Romagnoli, M. Rugge, L. Salari, K. Saliari, A. B. Santos, U. Schmlcke, A. Sforzi, G. Soranna, N. Spassov, A. Tagliacozzo, V. Tinè, S. Trixl, S. Vukovi, U. Wierer, B. Wilkens, S. Doherty, N. Sykes, L. Frantz, F. Mattucci, R. Caniglia, G. Larson, J. Peters, W. Van Neer, C. Ottoni
Issue&Volume: 2025-11-27
Abstract: The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Uncertainty remains regarding whether domestic cats originated in the Levant, Egypt, or elsewhere in the natural range of African wildcats. The timing and circumstances of their dispersal into Europe are also unknown. In this study, the analysis of 87 ancient and modern cat genomes suggests that domestic cats did not spread to Europe with Neolithic farmers. Conversely, they were introduced to Europe around 2000 years ago, probably from North Africa. In addition, a separate earlier introduction (first millennium before the common era) of wildcats from Northwest Africa may have been responsible for the present-day wild population in Sardinia.
DOI: adt2642
Source: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt2642