Fishing Cat vs Forcipate Emerald

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Somatochlora forcipata

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Forcipate Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Forcipate Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Corduliidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Somatochlora
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Somatochlora forcipata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Forcipate Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Forcipate Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forcipate Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.