Gato-do-mato vs mango-pine

Leopardus tigrinus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Gato-do-mato is Vulnerable while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato-do-mato	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Barringtonia
Species	Leopardus tigrinus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Gato-do-mato

VU — Vulnerable

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato-do-mato	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato-do-mato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

mango-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.