Bear-cat vs umkokolo

Arctictis binturong compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Viverridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Dovyalis
Species	Arctictis binturong	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.