Bear-cat vs false pepperwort

Arctictis binturong compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Viverridae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Marsilea
Species	Arctictis binturong	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.