Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Fishing Cat

Nymphoides cordata compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Nymphoides	Prionailurus
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.