Cat vs Small shell ginger

Felis catus compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

Cat is Not Evaluated while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Small shell ginger
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)	Zingiberales (ショウガ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Alpinia
Species	Felis catus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Small shell ginger
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).

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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。