Cat vs Dwarf Spikemoss

Felis catus compared with Selaginella rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Dwarf Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopsida)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Selaginella
Species	Felis catus	Selaginella rupestris

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Dwarf Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Dwarf Spikemoss
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Dwarf Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Cat

Uno de los compañeros domésticos más exitosos de la humanidad, los gatos domésticos son pequeños carnívoros ágiles originarios del gato montés del Cercano Oriente (Felis silvestris lybica) domesticado hace aproximadamente 10.000 años. Con más de 70 razas reconocidas, los gatos conservan fuertes instintos depredadores y han colonizado prácticamente todos los entornos terrestres de la Tierra. Son la mascota más popular del mundo, con alrededor de 600 millones en cautiverio.