Fishing Cat vs Silver wattle

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Silver wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Acacia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).