Andean Mountain cat vs Mastic Thyme

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Mastic Thyme
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	Thymus
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

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.