Marbled cat vs Silkrubber

Pardofelis marmorata compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Marbled cat is Near Threatened while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled cat	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pardofelis	Funtumia
Species	Pardofelis marmorata	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled cat	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.