Cat vs Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Felis catus compared with Hydrangea quercifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Hydrangea
Species	Felis catus	Hydrangea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
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).

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Norway.

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.