List of fictional catpeople


The following is a list of fictional catpeople, typically referred to as catgirls or catboys, characters with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body.
The list excludes humans who dress in cat costumes or otherwise identify as catpeople, anthropomorphic cats, and characters that fully transform between cat and human and not some in-between stage. It may include characters that wear a cat-themed costume, but only if there is strong recognition as a catgirl or catboy by news sources, as with Catwoman. For franchise characters, they are listed by their originating media, with ones in manga and anime listed separately from television and film.

In literature and comics

CharacterOriginNotesRef
C'Mell"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell"A woman created from cat DNA.
CatreeceReality Check!A cat who takes the form of a catgirl when she is connected to the virtual reality VIS.
CatwomanDC ComicsA villain who dresses in a cat-suit and is recognized as a catgirl.
CheetahDC ComicsThe name of several villains who are enemies of Wonder Woman. The first two Cheetahs, Priscilla Rich and Deborah Domaine, wear cat-themed suits, while the third and fourth Cheetahs, Barbara Minerva and Sebastian Ballesteros, are mystically empowered werecats.
Kitrina FalconeDC ComicsThe main DC universe Catgirl and a protégée of Catwoman.
Carrie KelleyDC ComicsSuperheroine who also adopts the Catgirl moniker.
NyaraMercedes Lackey's Valdemar book seriesA human who was transformed into a catgirl by her father's magical experiments
PandoraPandora's TaleShe is a trans woman who imprinted on Isabelle Monday, another trans woman who became her mentor and guardian.
PururinWelcome to the N.H.K.A catgirl named Puru Puru Pururin, a show-within-a-show in the novel.
TigraMarvel ComicsA feline hero with superpowers and a variety of gadgets. Initially a human, Tigra was given the ability to transform into a humanoid cat by the Cat People, a mystical cat-like species.
Venus and the CatAn ancient story famously reflected Jean de La Fontaine's fable "The cat changed into a woman", has a catgirl protagonist. She is usually a cat turned into a normal-looking woman but retaining feline characteristics.

In live-action television series

CharacterOriginNotesRef
Alek PetrovThe Nine Lives of Chloe KingOne of the descendants of the Mai race and Jasmine's cousin who reveals himself to Chloe to protect her.
JasmineThe Nine Lives of Chloe KingOne of the descendants of the Mai race who seeks to protect Chloe, the savior of their race.
Chloe KingThe Nine Lives of Chloe KingPart of the Mai, an ancient cat-like race descended from Bast, believed to be the savior of the Mai race, with extra abilities and the gift of nine lives, making her a warrior in a prophecy that states that she must save the world and both the Mai and Human races, and stop their war.
Dr. Katherine "Kat" ManxPower Rangers S.P.D.Played by Michelle Langstone, she is a feline alien, close friend of Doggie Cruger, and S.P.D.'s chief technologist.
ValentinaThe Nine Lives of Chloe KingJasmine's mother, and the leader of all the Mai in San Francisco.

In video games

CharacterOriginNotesRef
DionaGenshin ImpactA Kätzlein bartender who works at the Cat's Tail.
FeliciaDarkstalkers franchiseAlso known as Ferishia, Felicia dreams of being a famous singer and dancer in Las Vegas. She eventually runs an orphanage, as a nun.
GormottiXenoblade Chronicles seriesA species from the Titan Gormott who resemble humans with cat ears. Two of the series' playable characters - Nia in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Mio in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - are Gormotti.
KiraraGenshin ImpactA two-tailed nekomata who works as a courier at Komaniya Express.
Miqo'teFinal Fantasy XIVThey are a race with bestial traits, but can be male or female, unlike the Mithra race.
MithraFinal Fantasy XIA race of hunters who live alongside the Tarutaru in Windurst and known for their energy, curiosity, and their penchant for causing playful mischief. Due to a gender imbalance in their race males are a rarity, and so only female mithra leave the home, making females the only playable gender.
CipherHonkai Star RailA cat-girl character from Amphoreus, a Chrysos Heir representing the titan of Trickery.