Fishing Cat vs joint-vetch

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	joint-vetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).