Andean Mountain cat vs Water spangles

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Salvinia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.