Andean Mountain cat vs Silkrubber

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Funtumia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.