Bay Cat vs Silkrubber

Catopuma badia compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Bay Cat is Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Cat	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Catopuma	Funtumia
Species	Catopuma badia	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Cat	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.