Fishing Cat vs Nodding Clover

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Trifolium cernuum

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Nodding Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Nodding Clover
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	Trifolium
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Trifolium cernuum

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Nodding Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Nodding Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).