Beddome’s Cycas vs Cat

Cycas beddomei compared with Felis catus

Key Differences

• Beddome’s Cycas is Endangered while Cat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beddome’s Cycas	Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Cycadales (ソテツ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Cycadaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cycas	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Cycas beddomei	Felis catus

Conservation Status

Beddome’s Cycas

EN — Endangered

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beddome’s Cycas	Cat
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	46 cm
Average Weight	—	4.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beddome’s Cycas

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).

Beddome’s Cycas

The Beddome’s Cycas (Cycas beddomei) is a species in the genus Cycas. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Cycas beddomei.

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。