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The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), also called mainland clouded leopard, is a wild cat inhabiting dense forests from the foothills of the Himalayas through Northeast India and Bhutan to mainland Southeast Asia into South China. It was first described in 1821 on the basis of a skin of an individual from China. The clouded leopard has large ...
The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Borneo and Sumatra. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2015, as the total effective population probably consists of fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a decreasing population trend. On both Sunda Islands, it is threatened by deforestation ...
Neofelis. Neofelis is a genus comprising two extant cat species in Southeast Asia: the clouded leopard ( Neofelis nebulosa) of mainland Asia, and the Sunda clouded leopard ( Neofelis diardi) of Sumatra and Borneo. [ 2][ 3] The scientific name Neofelis is a composite of the Greek word neo- (νέος) meaning 'young' and 'new', and the Latin word ...
Neofelis nebulosa brachyurus (Swinhoe, 1862) The Formosan clouded leopard is a clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) population that was endemic to Taiwan. [3] Camera trapping studies carried out in several protected areas in Taiwan between 1997 and 2012 did not record any clouded leopard. [4][5] The population is listed as extinct on the IUCN ...
The Bornean clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi borneensis) is a subspecies of the Sunda clouded leopard. It is native to the island of Borneo, and differs from the Batu - Sumatran clouded leopard in the shape and frequency of spots, as well as in cranio - mandibular and dental characters. [1] In 2017, the Cat Classification Taskforce of the Cat ...
Along with the giant panda, the sanctuary is a refuge to other endangered species such as the red panda, the snow leopard, and the clouded leopard. Outside of the tropical rainforests , it is among the botanically richest sites of the world, and is home to between 5,000 and 6,000 species of flora.
Established. 2007. Governing body. Tripura Forest Development & Plantation Corporation Limited. Clouded Leopard National Park is a national park in the Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura, India. [1][2] It covers an area of about 5.08 square kilometres (1.96 sq mi) [3] and is home to four species of primate monkey including Phayre's langur.
The Sumatran clouded leopard ( Neofelis diardi diardi) is a subspecies of the Sunda clouded leopard and is native to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Batu. [ 1] It differs in molecular, cranio mandibular and dental characteristics from the Bornean clouded leopard. [ 2] It was recognized as a valid subspecies in 2017.