Fishing Cat vs Flag Iris

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Iris
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).