Andean Mountain cat vs Firetree

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Myricaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Morella
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Firetree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.