Fishing Cat vs southern elder

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Sambucus
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.