Fishing Cat vs Fringed Cup

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Encoelia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup