Fishing Cat vs Hop Flea Beetle

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Psylliodes attenuata

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Hop Flea Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Hop Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Psylliodes
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Psylliodes attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Hop Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Hop Flea Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Hop Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hop Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.