Chat à pieds noirs vs Maple Button

Felis nigripes compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

• Chat à pieds noirs is Vulnerable while Maple Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chat à pieds noirs	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Acleris
Species	Felis nigripes	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chat à pieds noirs and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Chat à pieds noirs

VU — Vulnerable

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chat à pieds noirs	Maple Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chat à pieds noirs

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Chat à pieds noirs

The African black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.