Fishing Cat vs Scuttle fly

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Diptera (파리목)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Phoridae
Genus	Prionailurus	Megaselia
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).