Andean Mountain cat vs red dahlia

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Dahlia coccinea

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while red dahlia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	red dahlia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Leopardus	Dahlia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Dahlia coccinea

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

red dahlia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	red dahlia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red dahlia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, Portugal, 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.