Jungle cat vs Water spangles

Felis chaus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Jungle cat is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle cat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Salvinia
Species	Felis chaus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle cat	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).