Bear-cat vs Everlasting Pea

Arctictis binturong compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Everlasting Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Everlasting Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Lathyrus
Species	Arctictis binturong	Lathyrus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Everlasting Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.