Clouded Leopard: (Neofelis nebulosa)
Page revised 12/26/2007
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  • Clouded Leopard: (Neofelis nebulosa)
  • Order: Carnivora
  • Family: Felidae
  • Genus: Neofelis
  • Species: nebulosa
  • Sub-Species:
    • N. n. nebulosa South China, Indo-China
    • N. n. brachyurus Taiwan (Extinct?)
    • N. n. diardi Borneo
    • N. n. macrosceloides Nepal to Burma
  • Body Length: 3 feet
  • Shoulder Height:
  • Tail Length: 30 inches
  • Weight: up to 60 lbs
  • Life Span: 10-12 years
SUMMARY: The Clouded Leopard is not a “small cat,” but the smallest of the “big cats.” It has the body size and shape of a small cat, but the teeth and head structure of a big cat which makes it different enough from other cats to have its own genus. Outwardly the cat is immediately recognizable by its distinctive coat patterning. They derive their name from the clouded pattern in their coat. Clouded Leopards do not roar.
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