Panthère longibande vs Lombok Flying Fox

Neofelis nebulosa compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

  • Panthère longibande is Vulnerable while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Panthère longibande Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Carnivora (carnivores) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Felidae (Cats) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Neofelis (Clouded Leopards) Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Neofelis nebulosa Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Panthère longibande and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Panthère longibande

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Panthère longibande Lombok Flying Fox
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.0 m
Average Weight 20.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panthère longibande

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panthère longibande

A medium-sized wild cat weighing up to 26 kg, clouded leopards inhabit tropical and subtropical forests from the eastern Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Borneo. Named for their distinctive cloud-like coat markings, they possess the longest canine teeth relative to skull size of any wild cat and are exceptional climbers able to descend trees headfirst. Vulnerable due to deforestation, though the total population remains poorly known.

Lombok Flying Fox

No description available.

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