Cat vs Mongolian gerbil

Felis catus compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Mongolian gerbil
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Meriones
Species	Felis catus	Meriones unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Mongolian gerbil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

表示 Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Mongolian gerbil
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).

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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。