Light Red Meranti vs Marbled cat

Shorea lepidota compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Marbled cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Shorea	Pardofelis
Species	Shorea lepidota	Pardofelis marmorata

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Marbled cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.