chat haret vs Houx de Davidse

Felis catus compared with Ilex davidsei

Key Differences

• chat haret is Not Evaluated while Houx de Davidse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chat haret	Houx de Davidse
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Ilex
Species	Felis catus	Ilex davidsei

Conservation Status

chat haret

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Houx de Davidse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chat haret	Houx de Davidse
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chat haret

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).

Houx de Davidse

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

chat haret

One of humanity's most successful domesticated companions, domestic cats are small, agile carnivores originating from the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) domesticated approximately 10,000 years ago. With over 70 recognized breeds, cats retain strong predatory instincts and have colonized virtually every terrestrial environment on Earth. They are the world's most popular pet, with an estimated 600 million kept worldwide.