Andean Mountain cat vs field locoweed

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Oxytropis campestris

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while field locoweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Oxytropis
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	field locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.