Fishing Cat vs Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Danthonia compressa

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Prionailurus	Danthonia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Danthonia compressa

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.