Cat vs Rove beetle

Felis catus compared with Aleochara puberula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cat Rove beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family Felidae (Cats) Staphylinidae
Genus Felis (Small Cats) Aleochara
Species Felis catus Aleochara puberula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Rove beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cat Rove beetle
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).

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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。

Rove beetle

No description available.

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