Cat vs Dwarf Spikemoss

Felis catus compared with Selaginella rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Dwarf Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Lycopodiopsida (ヒカゲノカズラ綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Selaginellales (イワヒバ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Selaginella
Species	Felis catus	Selaginella rupestris

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Dwarf Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Dwarf Spikemoss
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).

Dwarf Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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。