Fishing Cat vs Stinking Earthfan

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Thelephora
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.