Diardi’s Clouded Leopard vs Staph beetle

Neofelis diardi compared with Staphylinus caesareus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)	Staphylinus
Species	Neofelis diardi	Staphylinus caesareus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Staph beetle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.