Fishing Cat vs Variable Flying Fox

Prionailurus viverrinus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Fishing Cat is Vulnerable while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishing Cat	Variable 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 hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.