Bay Cat vs lime prickly-ash

Catopuma badia compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bay Cat lime prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Felidae (Cats) Rutaceae
Genus Catopuma Zanthoxylum
Species Catopuma badia Zanthoxylum fagara

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

lime prickly-ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bay Cat lime prickly-ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lime prickly-ash

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

lime prickly-ash

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