Cat vs Scarce Widow

Felis catus compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Scarce Widow
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)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Dingana
Species	Felis catus	Dingana fraterna

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Scarce Widow
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).

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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。