Blue-eye vs Fishing Cat

Erythromma lindenii compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Blue-eye is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eye	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Erythromma	Prionailurus
Species	Erythromma lindenii	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eye and Fishing Cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eye

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eye	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eye

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-eye

The Blue-eye (Erythromma lindenii) is a species in the genus Erythromma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.