blackneck vs Leopard cat

Lygephila pastinum compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Leopard cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Erebidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lygephila	Prionailurus
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Prionailurus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Leopard cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Leopard cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Leopard cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Leopard cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines and Taiwan.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.