Bay Cat vs Partridge-Pea

Catopuma badia compared with Chamaecrista nictitans

Key Differences

• Bay Cat is Endangered while Partridge-Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Cat	Partridge-Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Catopuma	Chamaecrista
Species	Catopuma badia	Chamaecrista nictitans

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

Partridge-Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Cat	Partridge-Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Partridge-Pea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.