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Cat Name
Fishing Cat
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Endangered
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Flat-headed Cat
Leopard Cat
Rusty-spotted Cat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Prionailurus
Species: Prionailurus viverrinus
Subspecies
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System