Fishing Cat vs Oily Pectis

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Prionailurus	Pectis
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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