Fishing Cat vs Hollyhock

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Alcea rosea

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Hollyhock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Hollyhock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Alcea
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Alcea rosea

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Hollyhock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Hollyhock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hollyhock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Rwanda), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).