Andean Mountain cat vs ilima

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

  • Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while ilima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Andean Mountain cat ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Felidae (Cats) Malvaceae
Genus Leopardus Sida
Species Leopardus jacobitus Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Andean Mountain cat ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

ilima

No description available.

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