Cat vs Prickly Juniper

Felis catus compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Prickly Juniper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Pinopsida (マツ綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Pinales (マツ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Juniperus
Species	Felis catus	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Prickly Juniper
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).

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in India.

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。