Flat-headed cat vs ilima

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

  • Flat-headed cat is Endangered while ilima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-headed cat ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Felidae (Cats) Malvaceae
Genus Prionailurus Sida
Species Prionailurus planiceps Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-headed cat ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Flat-headed cat

No description available.

ilima

No description available.

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