Clouded Leopard vs Красный ара

Neofelis nebulosa compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable while Красный ара is Least Concern.
• Clouded Leopard is carnivore while Красный ара is herbivore.
• Clouded Leopard is 20.0x heavier than Красный ара.
• Красный ара lives longer (50 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Leopard	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Neofelis nebulosa	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Leopard and Красный ара share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Leopard	Красный ара
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	50 years
Average Length	1.0 m	85 cm
Average Weight	20.0 kg	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Красный ара

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Clouded Leopard

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.

Красный ара

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.