Bear-cat vs Yellow Thistle

Arctictis binturong compared with Cirsium erisithales

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Yellow Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Yellow Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Arctictis binturong	Cirsium erisithales

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Yellow Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.