Chinese Pangolin vs Clouded Leopard

Manis pentadactyla compared with Neofelis nebulosa

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Clouded Leopard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Manidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Manis	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Neofelis nebulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Pangolin and Clouded Leopard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Clouded Leopard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	20.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Leopard

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.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Clouded Leopard

Um felino de médio porte pesando até 26 kg, os leopardos-nublados habitam florestas tropicais e subtropicais desde o Himalaia oriental até ao Sudeste Asiático e Bornéu. Nomeado pelas suas marcas de pelagem em forma de nuvem, possui os dentes caninos mais longos em relação ao tamanho do crânio de qualquer felino selvagem e é um trepador excecional capaz de descer de árvores de cabeça para baixo. Vulnerável devido à desflorestação, embora a população total permaneça pouco conhecida.