Asiatic elephant vs Yun Bao

Elephas maximus compared with Neofelis nebulosa

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Yun Bao is Vulnerable.
• Asiatic elephant is herbivore while Yun Bao is carnivore.
• Asiatic elephant is 200.0x heavier than Yun Bao.
• Asiatic elephant lives longer (60 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Yun Bao
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Elephas maximus	Neofelis nebulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and Yun Bao share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Yun Bao

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Yun Bao
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	60 years	15 years
Average Length	5.5 m	1.0 m
Average Weight	4.0 t	20.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic elephant

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 9 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 India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yun Bao

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.

Asiatic elephant

亚洲象（Elephas maximus）是现存最大的陆地动物之一，分布于南亚和东南亚。该物种保护状态为濒危（EN），主要面临栖息地丧失和偷猎的威胁，在许多亚洲文化中具有重要的文化和宗教意义。

Yun Bao

体重可达26千克的中型野生猫科动物云豹，栖息于从喜马拉雅东部经东南亚延伸至婆罗洲的热带和亚热带森林。以其独特的云状皮毛斑纹命名，它拥有野生猫科动物中相对头骨尺寸最长的犬齿，是能够头朝下爬下树木的出色攀爬者。因森林砍伐而被列为易危（VU），但总种群数量仍不清楚。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇹🇭 Thailand