Chinese Desert cat vs false pepperwort

Felis bieti compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Chinese Desert cat is Vulnerable while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Desert cat	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Marsilea
Species	Felis bieti	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Chinese Desert cat

VU — Vulnerable

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Desert cat	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Desert cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Chinese Desert cat

The Chinese Desert cat (Felis bieti) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.