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71% Complete
2 Data Sources
vulnerable
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus
Also known as: fishing cat • Fishing cat • fiscende catte
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Felidae• Order: Carnivora
🛡️ Conservation Status
vulnerable
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Fishing Cat, fishing cat, Fishing cat, fiscende catte, Viverrine Cat
Class:
Mammalia
Conservation Status:
vulnerable
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
6
Countries
Top Locations
Andhra Pradesh, IN
1
Sri Lanka
1
West Bengal, IN
1
Sylhet, BD
1
Lakhimpur Kheri, IN-UP, IN
1
Recent Observers
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First: 3/7/2011 · Latest: 1/15/2026
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