butterfly-pea vs Fishing Cat

Centrosema virginianum compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• butterfly-pea is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	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	Centrosema	Prionailurus
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

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