Andean Mountain cat vs mexican-apple

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Casimiroa edulis

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while mexican-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	mexican-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Casimiroa
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Casimiroa edulis

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

mexican-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	mexican-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mexican-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.