alpine cinquefoil vs Fishing Cat

Potentilla crantzii compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Potentilla	Prionailurus
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.