Diardi’s Clouded Leopard vs Floating Fern

Neofelis diardi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)	Salvinia
Species	Neofelis diardi	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).