Fishing Cat vs Spanish-flag

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Ipomoea lobata

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Spanish-flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Spanish-flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Ipomoea
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Ipomoea lobata

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish-flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Spanish-flag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish-flag

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Tanzania.