Fishing Cat vs Fringed rue

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Ruta
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).