Andean Mountain cat vs red-cedar

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Trichilia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.