Fishing Cat vs Throat botfly

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Oestridae
Genus	Prionailurus	Gasterophilus
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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