Bear-cat vs Quito-orange

Arctictis binturong compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Viverridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Solanum
Species	Arctictis binturong	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (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.