Bear-cat vs Hairy indigo

Arctictis binturong compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Hairy indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Carnivora (لواحم)	Fabales (فوليات)
Family	Viverridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Indigofera
Species	Arctictis binturong	Indigofera hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Hairy indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.