Fishing Cat vs Plain Clothes

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Tineidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Tinea
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Plain Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).