Bear-cat vs Sweetscented marigold

Arctictis binturong compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Sweetscented marigold
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	Tagetes
Species	Arctictis binturong	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Sweetscented marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, 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.