Fishing Cat vs Pergande's scale

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Parlatoria pergandii

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Pergande's scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Pergande's scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Diaspididae
Genus	Prionailurus	Parlatoria
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Parlatoria pergandii

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Pergande's scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Pergande's scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Pergande's scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pergande's scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), and North America (United States).