Bear-cat vs Prickly Yellow

Arctictis binturong compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Viverridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Zanthoxylum
Species	Arctictis binturong	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.