Cat vs Mudworm

Felis catus compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Annelida (環形動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Clitellata (環帯類)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Lumbricidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Aporrectodea
Species	Felis catus	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Mudworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

表示 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Mudworm
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).

Mudworm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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。