Fishing Cat vs meadow brown

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Maniola jurtina

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while meadow brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	meadow brown
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Prionailurus	Maniola
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Maniola jurtina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

meadow brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	meadow brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

meadow brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

meadow brown

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.