Fishing Cat vs red-cedar

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Trichilia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.