Bear-cat vs Woody Fleabane

Arctictis binturong compared with Dittrichia viscosa

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Woody Fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Woody Fleabane
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	Dittrichia
Species	Arctictis binturong	Dittrichia viscosa

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Woody Fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Woody Fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woody Fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.