Marbled cat vs round-leaf cassia

Pardofelis marmorata compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Marbled cat is Near Threatened while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled cat	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pardofelis	Chamaecrista
Species	Pardofelis marmorata	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled cat	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).