Leopardus brachyurus = Neofelis nebulosa brachyura
Date 1862
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862 (https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen62zool#page/n455/mode/1up)
Author Joseph Wolf (1820–1899)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neofelis_nebulosa_brachyura.jpg


Neofelis nebulosa - clouded leopard, mainland clouded leopard

The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is a medium-sized wild cat inhabiting dense forests from the foothills of the Himalayas through Northeast India and Bhutan to mainland Southeast Asia into South China. The clouded leopard has large dusky-grey blotches and irregular spots and stripes reminiscent of clouds. It uses its long tail for balancing when moving in trees and is able to climb down vertical tree trunks head first.

The Formosan clouded leopard is a clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) population that was endemic to Taiwan. The genetic analysis revealed that the Formosan clouded leopard is not distinct from the mainland clouded leopard. The population is listed as extinct on the IUCN Red List.

Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Neofelis
Species: Neofelis nebulosa