Diardi’s Clouded Leopard vs Thyme Plume

Neofelis diardi compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)	Merrifieldia
Species	Neofelis diardi	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.