blackneck vs Marbled cat

Lygephila pastinum compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• blackneck is Least Concern while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Marbled cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Erebidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lygephila	Pardofelis
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Pardofelis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Marbled cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Marbled cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.