Bear-cat vs Elephant Apple

Arctictis binturong compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Viverridae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Dillenia
Species	Arctictis binturong	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.