Andean Mountain cat vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Nymphoides
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Andean Mountain cat

The Andean Mountain cat (Leopardus jacobitus) is a species in the genus Leopardus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.