Marbled cat vs umkokolo

Pardofelis marmorata compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled cat	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pardofelis	Dovyalis
Species	Pardofelis marmorata	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).