Citron vs Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Citrus medica compared with Neofelis diardi

Key Differences

• Citron is Least Concern while Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Citron	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rutaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Citrus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Citrus medica	Neofelis diardi

Conservation Status

Citron

LC — Least Concern

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Citron	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Citron

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives), Europe (Croatia, France), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Citron

The Citron (Citrus medica) is a species in the genus Citrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.