Arctic Hare vs Cat

Lepus arcticus compared with Felis catus

Key Differences

Arctic Hare is Least Concern while Cat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lagomorpha (ウサギ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lepus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Lepus arcticus	Felis catus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Hare and Cat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

表示 Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	Cat
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	46 cm
Average Weight	—	4.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Arctic Hare

The Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat

人類が最も成功した家畜の一つであるイエネコは、約1万年前に近東のヤマネコ（Felis silvestris lybica）から家畜化された小型で敏捷な肉食動物だ。70を超える公認品種が存在し、ネコは強い捕食本能を維持したまま地球上のほぼすべての陸地環境に分布している。世界で最も人気のあるペットで、世界中で約6億匹が飼育されていると推定される。