Vulnerable

Fishing cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

Fishing cat

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“The Fishing Cat is classed as part of the Leopard Cat lineage which means that its ancestors would have evolved around 6 million years ago. Other members of this feline group include the Leopard Cat itself, the Pallas Cat and the Flat-Headed Cat, to which the Fishing Cat is most closely related. “

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Mammalia

ORDER

Carnivora

FAMILY

Felidae

GENUS

Prionailurus

Location

South-East Asia

Mammal

Carnivore

Habitat

Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Wetlands (inland), Artificial/Terrestrial

Food

Fish, Shellfish, Snakes

Threat

Poaching
Habitat Destruction
Fishing

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