Bear-cat vs wild safflower

Arctictis binturong compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	wild safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Arctictis binturong	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.