Flat-headed cat vs Guará

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Flat-headed cat is Endangered while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed 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	Felidae (Cats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Prionailurus	Chrysocyon
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed cat	Guará
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.