Fishing Cat vs girdled snail

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Hygromiidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Hygromia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	girdled snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).