• Scientific Name : Prionailurus viverrinus
  • IUCN Status       :  Vulnerable
  • The fishing cat has a deep yellowish grey fur with black lines and spots
  • Fishing cat is broadly but discontinuously distributed in south and south east Asia.
  • It is strongly associated with wetlands inhabiting swamps and marshy areas.
  • The fishing cat is thought to be primarily nocturnal and is very much at home near water.
  • It can swim long distances, even under water.
  • Its main prey is fish.
  • The fishing cat is threatened by destruction of wetlands, which are increasingly being polluted and converted for agricultural use and human settlements.
  • Fishing cat captive breeding programme have been established by the European association of Zoo and  Aquaria and the American association of Zoos and Aquariums.
  • All the fishing cats kept in Zoos around the world are listed in the international stud book of the world association of Zoos and Aquariums.