African Walnut vs Fishing Cat

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meliaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lovoa	Prionailurus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.