Bear-cat vs anil

Arctictis binturong compared with Desmanthus pernambucanus

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while anil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	anil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Desmanthus
Species	Arctictis binturong	Desmanthus pernambucanus

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

anil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

anil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.