Bear-cat vs Guará

Arctictis binturong compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Viverridae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Arctictis	Chrysocyon
Species	Arctictis binturong	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-cat and Guará share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Guará
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.