Fishing Cat vs Indian-plum

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Flacourtia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).