Diardi’s Clouded Leopard vs Narrow swordfern

Neofelis diardi compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)	Nephrolepis
Species	Neofelis diardi	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).