Andean Mountain cat vs veldt-grape

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Cissus quadrangularis

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while veldt-grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	veldt-grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Vitaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Cissus
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Cissus quadrangularis

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

veldt-grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	veldt-grape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

veldt-grape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Maldives), and North America (Cuba, 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.