Fishing Cat vs Fiveangled dodder

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Cuscuta
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).