Bear-cat vs Water spangles

Arctictis binturong compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Viverridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Salvinia
Species	Arctictis binturong	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.