Fishing Cat vs Furrow Orbweaver

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Larinioides cornutus

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Furrow Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Furrow Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Araneidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Larinioides
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Larinioides cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Furrow Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Furrow Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furrow Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).