Bengal indigo vs Fishing Cat

Indigofera arrecta compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Bengal indigo is Not Evaluated while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bengal indigo	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Indigofera	Prionailurus
Species	Indigofera arrecta	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Bengal indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bengal indigo	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bengal indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brunei, Guinea, and India.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bengal indigo

The Bengal indigo (Indigofera arrecta) is a species in the genus Indigofera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.