Fishing Cat vs Lesser Star-thistle

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Centaurea diluta

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Lesser Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Lesser Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Asterales (астроцветные)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Prionailurus	Centaurea
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Centaurea diluta

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Lesser Star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).