Andean Mountain cat vs Trailing indigo

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Indigofera
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Trailing indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.

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.