The wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a small cat native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.
Wildcat or wild cat may also refer to:
Animals
- 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
- Any wild felid
Arts and entertainment
Comic books and comic strips
- Wildcat (comics), four DC Comics comic book characters
- Wildcats (comic), a comic created by Jim Lee
- Wildcat, a British comic published by IPC Media
- Wildcat, 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 Wild Cat (1921 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch
- Wildcat (film), a 1942 film starring Richard Arlen and Buster Crabbe
- Wildcat, a 1981 New Zealand film
- Wildcats (film), a 1986 film starring Goldie Hawn
- Wildcat (musical), a 1960 Broadway musical
- Wild C.A.T.s (TV series), based on the Jim Lee comic
- Wildcat, a character in the Disney animated series TaleSpin
Literature
- "Wildcat" (short story), by Flannery O'Connor
- Wild Cat (boat), a small fictional schooner in two of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books
Music
- Wild Cat (album), a 1980 album by Tygers of Pan Tang
- "Wild Cat" (1927 song), by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
- "Wildcat", a 1960 song by Gene Vincent
- "Wildcat", a 2006 song from Classics (Ratatat album)
- Wildcat! Wildcat!, an American band
Other uses in arts and entertainment
- WildCat (roller coaster), several amusement park rides
Military divisions
- 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
- Wild Cat (Seminole) (c. 1807/1810â€"1857), Native American Seminole chieftain who was active in the Second Seminole War
- Tommy Wildcat (born 1967), Native American musician
- Lance C. Wade (1915â€"1944), American World War II ace with the Royal Air Force
- George Wildcat Wilson (1901â€"1963), American college football player
- Larry Wilson (American football) (born 1938), American National Football League player
- "Wildcat", ring name of Robbie Brookside (born 1966), British professional wrestler and trainer
- "Wildcat", early stage name of Cara Fawn (born 1978), exotic dancer and pornographic actress
- "Wildcat", ring name of Chris Harris (wrestler) (born 1973), American professional wrestler
Places
- Wild Cat, Clay County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Wildcat, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Wildcat Township, Tipton County, Indiana
- Wildcat Canyon, California
- Wildcat Creek (disambiguation)
- Wildcat Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
- Wildcat Hills, Nebraska
- Wildcat Hollow, Connecticut
- Wildcat Marsh, California
- Wildcat Mountain (disambiguation)
Sports
Teams
Canada
- Edmonton Wildcats, a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta
- Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football), a defunct team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Hamilton Wildcats, an amateur Australian rules football club based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- 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
- Northern Wildcats (1998-2002), a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Longlac, 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
- 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
- Colorado Wildcats (1998), a team in the Professional Indoor Football League
- Connecticut Wildcats, a rugby league team in the USA Rugby League
- Daemen College Wildcats, the sports teams of Daemen 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 (1926), an American Football League team (actually based in Chicago)
- 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 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, a Big Ten college in Evanston, Illinois
- 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
- 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
- Wildcats, the name of many college sports teams
In other countries
- 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, five sports stadiums in the United States
Technology
Vehicles
- USSÂ Wildcat, four United States Navy ships named Wild Cat or Wildcat
- Wildcat APC, an armoured personnel carrier used in Israel
- AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat, a British helicopter introduced in 2014
- Bowler Wildcat, an off-road racing vehicle
- Buick Wildcat, an automobile
- Melling Wildcat, a high-performance British sports car
- Daihatsu Taft, a four-wheel-drive vehicle built between 1974 and 1984, also sold as the Daihatsu Wildcat
- Grumman F4F Wildcat, an American World War II carrier fighter
- Hobie Wildcat (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 in technology
- Wildcat! BBS, a bulletin board system software package
- Wildcat cartridge, a specialty firearm cartridge not produced by commercial ammunition manufacturers
- Wildcat, a sprocketed wheel for an anchor chain; see anchor windlass
Other uses
- Wildcat strike action, a strike action of workers that is not authorized by union leadership
- Wildcatter, a person who drills for oil in areas not yet known to have oil fields
- Wildcat banking, the unusual practices of banks chartered under state law from 1816 to 1863 in the United States
- 17493 Wildcat, an asteroid
- The Wildcat Cafe, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
