Fishing Cat Size
Size of Fishing Cat
Weight | 5-16 kg [5–16 kg (11–35 lb)] | ||
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Length | 57-78 cm [57–78 cm (22–31 in), tail is 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in)] | ||
Lifespan | 12 yrs [Up to 12 years in captivity] | ||
Maximum speed | Top running speed is 55kph (34mph) |
The Fishing Cat is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Carnivora.
The Fishing Cat belonged to the family Felidae, mainly distributed in Asia. They like to live in variety of wetland habitats, and nocturnal is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly black, olive-grey. In addition, fish, shellfish, snakes are also foods that it often preys.It is currently estimated that there are Less than 10,000.
The most distinctive feature of Fishing Cat is long, stocky body and slightly webbed paws. If we use one sentence to describe the Fishing Cat, it is "Scoops fish out of the water using it's paw!".