Bear-cat vs Vegetable fern

Arctictis binturong compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Viverridae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Diplazium
Species	Arctictis binturong	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.