Problem

Threatened species of Prionailurus viverrinus

Other Names:
Threatened species of Fishing cat
Endangered species of Javan fishing cat
Nature:

Prionailurus viverrinus is probably the most endangered cat in the world. Wetland destruction is the primary threat facing the fishing cat. Severely threatened sites include the estuaries of the Karnataka coast (south-western India) and the deltas of the Irrawaddy, Indus, Mekong and Red rivers. The fur trade has threatened this cat; large number of furs are required because of intricate matching needed for each garment.

Incidence:

The distribution of the fishing cat is very discontinuous, with many populations isolated. Most isolated are those on Java, where the only recognized subspecies of fishing cat occurs.  It has an IUCN designation of "critically endangered", the most urgent conservation status there is.

Along India's thickly-populated south-western coast and in the Indus river basin in Pakistan, fishing cats are probably on the verge of extinction.  Severely threatened habitat sites include the estuaries of the Karnataka coast (south-western India) and the deltas of the Irrawaddy, Indus, Mekong and Red rivers.  Prionailurus viverrinus is considered as "Lower Risk" sub-category "Near Threatened" by the IUCN. CITES lists the species as "Appendix 2".

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
06.08.2021 – 08:02 CEST