Fishing Cat vs Red Lauan

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Shorea
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Red Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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