African black-footed cat vs

Felis nigripes compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• African black-footed cat is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African black-footed cat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Pinnularia
Species	Felis nigripes	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

African black-footed cat

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African black-footed cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African black-footed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

African black-footed cat

The African black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.