Fishing Cat vs Plum-throated Cotinga

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Cotinga maynana

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Plum-throated Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Plum-throated Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cotingidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Cotinga
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Cotinga maynana

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Plum-throated Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Plum-throated Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Plum-throated Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum-throated Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.