Bear-cat vs Lagos-rubber

Arctictis binturong compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Viverridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Funtumia
Species	Arctictis binturong	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.