Jungle cat vs prostrate cinquefoil

Felis chaus compared with Potentilla supina

Key Differences

• Jungle cat is Least Concern while prostrate cinquefoil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle cat	prostrate cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Potentilla
Species	Felis chaus	Potentilla supina

Conservation Status

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

prostrate cinquefoil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle cat	prostrate cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

prostrate cinquefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia