Fishing Cat vs Species code: Hs

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Halophila
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).