Cat vs Circular Ear Shell

Felis catus compared with Haliotis cyclobates

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Circular Ear Shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Circular Ear Shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Gastropoda (腹足綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Haliotidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Haliotis
Species	Felis catus	Haliotis cyclobates

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Circular Ear Shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Circular Ear Shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Circular Ear Shell
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Circular Ear Shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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。

Circular Ear Shell

The Circular Ear Shell (Haliotis cyclobates) is a species in the genus Haliotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.