Cat vs False Death-Cap

Felis catus compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

Cat is Not Evaluated while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Felis catus	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	False Death-Cap
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).

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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。