Fishing Cat vs Water-Lily

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Nymphaea marliacea

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Water-Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Water-Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nymphaeaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Nymphaea
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Nymphaea marliacea

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Water-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Water-Lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).