vs Fishing Cat

Cortinarius flos-paludis compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Prionailurus
Species	Cortinarius flos-paludis	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius flos-paludis is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with trees in wetland or boggy woodland habitats and produces a characteristic cortina veil when young. It is a relatively widespread species within its specialised habitat.