Fishing Cat vs Montane Water Vole

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Arvicola
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.