Fishing Cat vs Spanish elm

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Spanish elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Cordia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).