Cat vs Sand cat
The cat is heavier: 2.89 kg against 2.53 kg for the sand cat, about 14% more.
Photo: Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Hume · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a cat and a sand cat?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The cat is heavier: 2.89 kg against 2.53 kg for the sand cat, about 14% more.
- The cat is longer-lived: 19 years against 13.7 years for the sand cat, about 38% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Felis, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Cat | Sand cat | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Felis catus | Felis margarita |
| Family | Felidae | Felidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 2.89 kg – 4.57 kg | 2.53 kg – 2.75 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | 39 cm – 52 cm |
| Lifespan | 19 years | 13.7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | vertebrates |
| Habitat | Not recorded | desert |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.