Fishing Cat vs Narrow swordfern

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Nephrolepis
Species	Prionailurus viverrinus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishing Cat	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).