Fishing cat
Prionailurus viverrinus
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Mammalcarnivore
The fishing cat is a small wild cat with spotted yellow-gray fur that thrives in Asian wetlands. It's at home near rivers, swamps, and mangroves where it hunts fish with remarkable swimming skills. Unlike most cats, it doesn't mind getting wet and can even dive underwater.
- Males weigh up to 17 kg, twice as much as females at 9 kg max.
- Its 30 cm tail helps balance during swimming and fishing.
- Eats fish, frogs, snakes, and even scavenges dead cattle sometimes.
WetlandFreshwaterAsia
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Prionailurus viverrinus
- Habitat
- Wetland, Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)