Andean Mountain cat vs wild safflower

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	wild safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.