Marbled cat vs

Pardofelis marmorata compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Marbled cat is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled cat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Pardofelis	Stephanoeca
Species	Pardofelis marmorata	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.