Fishing Cat vs Great Flying Fox

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Prionailurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.