Fishing Cat vs Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Erythemis peruviana

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Flame-tailed Pondhawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Erythemis
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Erythemis peruviana

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Flame-tailed Pondhawk share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.