Fishing Cat vs Fossa

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Prionailurus	Cryptoprocta
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.