Andean Mountain cat vs Maltesecross

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Silene chalcedonica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Silene
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Maltesecross
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maltesecross

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.