Cat vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Felis catus compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Desert Pocket Gopher
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	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Geomyidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Geomys
Species	Felis catus	Geomys arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Desert Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Desert Pocket Gopher
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).

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

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。