Fishing Cat vs Mountain yam

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Dioscorea
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.