Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Seua lai mek

Dasycercus blythi compared with Neofelis nebulosa

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Seua lai mek is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Seua lai mek
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Dasyuridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dasycercus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Neofelis nebulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Seua lai mek share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Seua lai mek

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Seua lai mek
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	20.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.