Fiddle dock vs Fishing Cat

Rumex pulcher compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Fiddle dock is Not Evaluated while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddle dock	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polygonaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rumex	Prionailurus
Species	Rumex pulcher	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddle dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.