Fishing Cat vs salgueiro-da-mata

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Salix atrocinerea

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while salgueiro-da-mata is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	salgueiro-da-mata
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Salix
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Salix atrocinerea

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

salgueiro-da-mata

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	salgueiro-da-mata
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

salgueiro-da-mata

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.