Fishing Cat vs Jack bean

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Jack bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Canavalia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).