Fishing Cat vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

  • Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fishing Cat Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Felidae (Cats) Dasyuridae
Genus Prionailurus Sminthopsis
Species Prionailurus viverrinus Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Fishing Cat and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fishing Cat Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishing Cat

No description available.

Hairy-footed dunnart

No description available.

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