Caucasian Wingnut vs Fishing Cat

Pterocarya fraxinifolia compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Wingnut is Not Evaluated while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Wingnut	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Juglandaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pterocarya	Prionailurus
Species	Pterocarya fraxinifolia	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Wingnut

NE — Not Evaluated

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Wingnut	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caucasian Wingnut

The Caucasian Wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.