Andean Mountain cat vs Floating Fern

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Salvinia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.