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Fishing cat
Fishing cat
(Prionailurus viverrinus)
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Previously known as:
Felis viverrinus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Felidae
Genus
Prionailurus
(1)
Size
Head-body length: 65.8 – 85.7 cm
(2)
Weight
6 – 12 kg
(2)
Status
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
, and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(3)
.
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