Cat vs Forest Bead-string

Felis catus compared with Alchornea hirtella

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Forest Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Alchornea
Species	Felis catus	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Forest Bead-string
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).

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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。