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How many toes do cats have on their front and rear feet?

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Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) with tufted ears and spotted fur walking through snow in a winter landscape. — feline The Eurasian lynx (*Lynx lynx*), a member of the family Felidae, can be found in forests that range from Scandinavia to far eastern Russia. It is the largest member of the genus *Lynx* and the third largest predator in Europe.

Cats have five padded toes on each front foot and four on each rear foot. On the front foot, the first toe and its associated pad are raised, meaning that only four toes typically register in a cat's track.1