Bear-cat vs Fivefingers

Arctictis binturong compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Viverridae	Araceae
Genus	Arctictis	Syngonium
Species	Arctictis binturong	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 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.