Bear-cat vs Mountain Needlewood

Arctictis binturong compared with Hakea lissosperma

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Mountain Needlewood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Viverridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Hakea
Species	Arctictis binturong	Hakea lissosperma

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Mountain Needlewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.