bastard-box vs Jungle cat

Eucalyptus microtheca compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard-box	Jungle cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Myrtaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Eucalyptus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Eucalyptus microtheca	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

bastard-box

LC — Least Concern

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard-box	Jungle cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard-box

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, South Africa, and Yemen.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

bastard-box

The Bastard-box (Eucalyptus microtheca) is a species in the genus Eucalyptus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.