Fishing Cat vs Tangerine

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Citrus
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Tangerine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).