Fishing Cat vs Sand Violet

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Violaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Viola
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Sand Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.