Fishing Cat vs Sunn hemp

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Crotalaria juncea

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Sunn hemp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Sunn hemp
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Crotalaria
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Crotalaria juncea

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Sunn hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Sunn hemp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunn hemp

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).