Fishing Cat vs maquei

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Aristotelia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and maquei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	maquei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.