Beaver-Poison vs Fishing Cat

Cicuta maculata compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Beaver-Poison is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaver-Poison	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cicuta	Prionailurus
Species	Cicuta maculata	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Beaver-Poison

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaver-Poison	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaver-Poison

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and United States.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaver-Poison

The Beaver-Poison (Cicuta maculata) is a species in the genus Cicuta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.