Andean Mountain cat vs Elephant Apple

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Dillenia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.