Fishing Cat vs Redclaw

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Redclaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Parastacidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Cherax
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).