Andean Mountain cat vs hyaena taaibos

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Searsia tenuinervis

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while hyaena taaibos is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	hyaena taaibos
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Searsia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Searsia tenuinervis

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

hyaena taaibos

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	hyaena taaibos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hyaena taaibos

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.