vs Fishing Cat

Dolichospermum viguieri compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nostocaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dolichospermum	Prionailurus
Species	Dolichospermum viguieri	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dolichospermum viguieri is a filamentous, heterocystous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae found in freshwater environments. It forms gas-vacuolate cells enabling it to regulate buoyancy in the water column and can contribute to cyanobacterial blooms. Its conservation status is not evaluated.