Cat vs Pleated Snowdrop

Felis catus compared with Galanthus plicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Pleated Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Galanthus
Species	Felis catus	Galanthus plicatus

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Pleated Snowdrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Pleated Snowdrop
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).

Pleated Snowdrop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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。