Bijao vs Gato de la Jungla

Thalia geniculata compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bijao	Gato de la Jungla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Salpidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Thalia	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Thalia geniculata	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bijao and Gato de la Jungla share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Bijao

LC — Least Concern

Gato de la Jungla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bijao	Gato de la Jungla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bijao

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Gato de la Jungla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Bijao

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.