Fishing Cat vs horse

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Equus caballus

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while horse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	horse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Prionailurus	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Equus caballus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and horse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

horse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

horse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Sri Lanka), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (7 countries).