Bear-cat vs Lesser calamint

Arctictis binturong compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Viverridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Clinopodium
Species	Arctictis binturong	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Lesser calamint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.