Andean Mountain cat vs Spotted Thistle

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Spotted Thistle
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	Scolymus
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Spotted Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.