Andean Mountain cat vs forest-maple

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Cryptocarya rigida

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while forest-maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	forest-maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Leopardus	Cryptocarya
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Cryptocarya rigida

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

forest-maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	forest-maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forest-maple

Habitat

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

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.