Andean Mountain cat vs ground-pine

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Ajuga
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	ground-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.