Fishing Cat vs Mud Dauber

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Sphecidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Sceliphron
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).