Andean Mountain cat vs Ingá

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Inga stipulacea

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while Ingá is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	Ingá
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Inga
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Inga stipulacea

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

Ingá

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	Ingá
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ingá

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Andean Mountain cat

The Andean Mountain cat (Leopardus jacobitus) is a species in the genus Leopardus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.