Fishing Cat vs Lance-tipped Darner

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Aeshna constricta

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Lance-tipped Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Lance-tipped Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Aeshna
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Aeshna constricta

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Lance-tipped Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Lance-tipped Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Lance-tipped Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-tipped Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.