Fishing Cat vs Malaysian apple

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Syzygium malaccense

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Malaysian apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Malaysian apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Syzygium
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Syzygium malaccense

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Malaysian apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Malaysian apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malaysian apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Tanzania), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).