Fringed Cup vs Little spotted cat

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Little spotted cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Little spotted cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Encoelia	Leopardus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Leopardus tigrinus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Little spotted cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Little spotted cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Little spotted cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.