Borneo cat shark vs Seua lai mek

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Neofelis nebulosa

Key Differences

• Borneo cat shark is Least Concern while Seua lai mek is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Seua lai mek
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Apristurus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Neofelis nebulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Borneo cat shark and Seua lai mek share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Seua lai mek

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Seua lai mek
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	20.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Seua lai mek

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.

Borneo cat shark

The Borneo Cat Shark (Apristurus platyrhynchus) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Seua lai mek

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.