Flat-headed cat vs Sour Prickle

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Flat-headed cat is Endangered while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed cat	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Opuntia
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed cat	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).