Cat vs Itomaki-ei

Felis catus compared with Mobula japanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Itomaki-ei
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Myliobatiformes (トビエイ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Mobula
Species	Felis catus	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Itomaki-ei share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

表示 Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Itomaki-ei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Itomaki-ei
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).

Itomaki-ei

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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。