bastard toadflax vs Fishing Cat

Thesium humifusum compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thesiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Thesium	Prionailurus
Species	Thesium humifusum	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.