Fishing Cat vs lima

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while lima is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	lima
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Citrus
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

lima

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	lima
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lima

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).