Bear-cat vs Reticulate Thistle

Arctictis binturong compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Viverridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arctictis	Onopordum
Species	Arctictis binturong	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.