Buddha's hand vs Jungle cat

Alocasia cucullata compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Jungle cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Araceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Alocasia	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Jungle cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.