Devil's Shoestring vs Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Neofelis diardi

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Tephrosia	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Neofelis diardi

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.