Bear-cat vs fern-leaf aralia

Arctictis binturong compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Viverridae	Araliaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Polyscias
Species	Arctictis binturong	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	fern-leaf aralia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.