Cat

Cats are a species in the who appear both as villagers and as special characters. All of them have pointed ears and slender tails. In the real world, cats are a domesticated animal commonly kept as house pets, much like dogs. Although cats are not the only species to appear simultaneously as both villagers and special characters, the two types share an identical base model, while others, such as the dog special characters, tend to have completely different designs from their normal villager counterparts.

Twenty-six cat villagers have appeared in the series so far, along with five cat special characters; this makes cats the most abundant species, not counting the bears added with the bear cubs, which equals thirty-four villagers. Out of the cat villagers, fifteen are female and eleven are male, making it a predominantly female species. Of these, six are peppy, five are snooty, four are lazy, four are jock, three are normal, two are cranky, one is smug, and one is big sister.

Out of the cat villagers, only Meow and Pierre have not reappeared since, and additionally, Felyne is missing from. Monique, Stinky, and Tabby are also absent from. Out of all the villagers that made their debut in, the cat is the only species to not have any cut villagers reappear in the update.

Related species

 * Lion
 * Tiger
 * Panther

Trivia

 * In July 2020, an unnamed cat villager (referred to with the ID  in its file names) was discovered in the leaked source code for . No data for this villager exists aside from their textures.