Jungle cat vs slender thistle

Felis chaus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Jungle cat is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle cat	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Carduus
Species	Felis chaus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle cat	slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.