Andean Mountain cat vs Soapberry

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Sapindus
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.