Gunpowder tree vs Gato Bengalí

Melochia umbellata compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Gato Bengalí
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Malvaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Melochia	Prionailurus
Species	Melochia umbellata	Prionailurus bengalensis

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Gato Bengalí

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Gato Bengalí
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.