Little spotted cat vs Species code: Hs

Leopardus tigrinus compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Little spotted cat is Vulnerable while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little spotted cat	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Halophila
Species	Leopardus tigrinus	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Little spotted cat

VU — Vulnerable

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little spotted cat	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).