Fishing Cat vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Prionailurus	Saccopteryx
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Saccopteryx bilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Greater Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.