Cat vs Eurasian red squirrel

Felis catus compared with Sciurus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Eurasian red squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Felis catus	Sciurus vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Eurasian red squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Eurasian red squirrel
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).

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

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。

Eurasian red squirrel

キタリス（Sciurus vulgaris）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全体にわたって広く生息し、個体数は安定しており、早急な保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden