Andean Mountain cat vs Japanese Maple

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Japanese Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Acer
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.