Bear-cat vs winged prickly-ash

Arctictis binturong compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Viverridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Zanthoxylum
Species	Arctictis binturong	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.