Fishing Cat vs Painted Suillus

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Suillus
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.