Fishing Cat vs Java-bean

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Senna
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).