Bear-cat vs Red ash

Arctictis binturong compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
Family	Viverridae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Alphitonia
Species	Arctictis binturong	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.