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The clouded leopard is more at home in the trees than on the ground and can move nimbly through the dense forests of southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. The exact numbers of this secretive cat are not known but they are believed to be in decline due to habitat loss and poaching.
In the United States, the clouded leopard is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, prohibiting trade in live animals or body parts. [ 1 ] International Clouded Leopard Day is celebrated each year on 4 August since 2018 in zoos and conservation organizations all over the world.
Clouded leopards are victims of habitat destruction and illegal poaching. Their forest habitat is experiencing the world's fastest rate of deforestation. Clear cutting of forests for use as agricultural lands such as palm oil, is its primary threat, as the clouded leopard requires large tracts of forest for hunting.
Up to 23kg (50 pounds) Size: Body 65 to 100cm (2 to 3 feet); tail up to 1 meter (3 feet) Habitats: Lowland tropical rainforests, dry woodlands, secondary forests, mangrove swamps. Threats: Habitat destruction and illegal poaching. Continent: Asia.
EX. Least Concern Extinct. Current Population Trend: Decreasing. This beautiful Asian cat, named for its spotted coat, is seldom seen in the wild, and its habits remain a bit mysterious. Clouded...
Supremely adapted to life in the forest canopy, clouded leopards have declined in recent decades due to habitat loss and fragmentation, indiscriminate snaring, and poaching for their patterned ...
Clouded leopard, strikingly marked cat, very similar in colouring and coat pattern to the smaller, unrelated marbled cat (Felis marmorata). There are two species of clouded leopard, which are genetically distinct from one another.
Status: Endangered. Estimated World Population: ~10,000. The clouded leopard is a slim, well proportioned, medium-sized cat. Its coat varies from pale brown to rich brown with large irregular blotches, said by the Chinese to resemble the shape of mint leaves (hence the name mint leopard in China).
According to the new genomic analysis, published in the journal iScience, clouded leopards diverged 5.1 million years ago, much earlier than previous estimates of 1.5 to 2 million years ago.
Clouded Leopards are found from 2,500 metres in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, though mainland southeast Asia into China. They are strongly associated with tropical evergreen rainforest, but there are records from dry and secondary logged forests.