Fishing Cat vs tree mallow

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Malva arborea

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while tree mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	tree mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Malva
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Malva arborea

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

tree mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	tree mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).