Bay Cat vs Dotted Bee-fly

Catopuma badia compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Bay Cat is Endangered while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Cat	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Bombyliidae
Genus	Catopuma	Bombylius
Species	Catopuma badia	Bombylius discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay Cat and Dotted Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Cat	Dotted Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bay Cat

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.