Local Names
In Sri Lanka, the fishing cat is known as Handun Diviya or Kola Diviya, terms that are also used by the local community to refer to the Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus), another little-known small cat in suburban areas of Sri Lanka. As both animals are nocturnal and elusive, it is usually uncertain which species is referred to by either of these terms in any given usage.
In the Indian state of West Bengal (where the animal is the state animal) it is known as baghrol or maachbagha. Bagh in Bengali language means tiger, and maach stands for fish. In Garhwal Himalaya it is called Chaurya Bagh.
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