Marbled cat vs Mountain yam

Pardofelis marmorata compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled cat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pardofelis	Dioscorea
Species	Pardofelis marmorata	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled cat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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