The present invention provides an elongated wall-mounted animal perch made from layers of pre-shaped laminated cellulous sheet stock, secured to each other along a longitudinal axis, using an appropriate adhesive, or mechanical tension. According to the invention, select panels of cellulous sheet stock include a predetermined cleat shape cutout so that after the individual panels are collectively laminated to form a solid shelf structure, a functional mounting cleat is effectively formed integrally into a rear surface of the shelf. The integrally-formed mounting cleat is sized and shaped to snugly and selectively engage a wall-mounted cleat, during mounting. The two cleats engage to support the animal shelf firmly against a wall surface while remaining hidden from view. According to a second embodiment, two opposing shelf-mount cleats with a common shape are integrally formed within the same recess formed on the rear surface of the shelf. The opposing cleats allow the shelf to be quickly and easily inverted and re-secured to the same wall-mounted cleat. This provides the user to select different surfaces of the shelf, or to provide a new scratching surface, depending on the details of the particular shelf.
