Cat vs Macroalgae

Felis catus compared with Caulerpa brachypus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Macroalgae
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chlorophyta (緑藻植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Ulvophyceae (アオサ藻綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Bryopsidales (ハネモ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Caulerpaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Caulerpa
Species	Felis catus	Caulerpa brachypus

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Macroalgae

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Macroalgae
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).

Macroalgae

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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。