Andean Mountain cat vs yellowtop

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Flaveria linearis

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while yellowtop is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	yellowtop
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	Flaveria
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Flaveria linearis

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

yellowtop

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	yellowtop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellowtop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Taiwan.

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.