African locust-bean vs Flat-headed cat

Parkia biglobosa compared with Prionailurus planiceps

Key Differences

• African locust-bean is Least Concern while Flat-headed cat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	Flat-headed cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Parkia	Prionailurus
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Prionailurus planiceps

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	Flat-headed cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.