Seua lai mek vs White-cheeked Pintail

Neofelis nebulosa compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Seua lai mek is Vulnerable while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Seua lai mek	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Aves (นก)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Anseriformes (อันดับห่าน)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Anatidae
Genus	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)	Anas
Species	Neofelis nebulosa	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Seua lai mek and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Seua lai mek

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Seua lai mek	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.0 m	—
Average Weight	20.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.