Andean Mountain cat vs girassol-mexicano

Leopardus jacobitus compared with Tithonia diversifolia

Key Differences

• Andean Mountain cat is Endangered while girassol-mexicano is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Mountain cat	girassol-mexicano
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Leopardus	Tithonia
Species	Leopardus jacobitus	Tithonia diversifolia

Conservation Status

Andean Mountain cat

EN — Endangered

girassol-mexicano

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Mountain cat	girassol-mexicano
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Mountain cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

girassol-mexicano

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (Spain), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.