@JiminyCricket. Sorry for the long response, I just needed some time to type all that out. Like I said, they are a cosmopolitan species, as they are found almost everywhere on the continent, and are able to adapt to various environments.
For competition, different clans might compete with each other for territory, resources, or sometimes mates, while some might “combine” with each other as a result of mating or as an alliance. But in general, different clans rarely get along with each other except for mating reasons.