Cat vs Elktoe

Felis catus compared with Alasmidonta marginata

Key Differences

Cat is Not Evaluated while Elktoe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Elktoe
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bivalvia (二枚貝)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Unionida (イシガイ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Unionidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Alasmidonta
Species	Felis catus	Alasmidonta marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

表示 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Elktoe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Elktoe
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).

Elktoe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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。