Cat vs Jaguarundi

Felis catus compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

Cat is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Jaguarundi
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 same	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family same	Felidae (Cats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Felis catus	Puma yagouaroundi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Jaguarundi share a common ancestor at the Family level: Felidae. (Cats)

表示 Family: Felidae

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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。