CLOUDED LEOPARD

FELIDAE

COMMON NAME	FAMILY	GENUS	SCIENTIFIC NAME	SUB SPECIES – 2
CLOUDED LEOPARD	Felidae	Neofelis	Neofelis nebulosa	1.     (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa)
The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is a cat found from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China, and has been classified as Vulnerable in 2008 by IUCN. Its total population size is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a decreasing population trend, and no single population numbering more than 1,000 adults. The clouded leopard is considered to form an evolutionary link between the big cats and the small cats. The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) found on Sumatra and Borneo is genetically distinct and has been considered a separate species since 2006. Both Neofelis species are the smallest of the big cats, and are not closely related to the leopard.				2.     (Neofelis nebulosa macrosceloides)

COMMON NAME	FAMILY	GENUS	SCIENTIFIC NAME	SUB SPECIES – 2
SUNDA CLOUDED LEOPARD	Felidae	Neofelis	Neofelis diardi	1.     Bornean Sunda Clouded Leopard - Neofelis diardi borneensis
The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi), also known as the Sundaland clouded leopard, is a medium-sized wild cat found in Borneo andSumatra. In 2006, it was classified as a separate species, distinct from its continental relative Neofelis nebulosa. In 2008, the IUCN classified the species as vulnerable, with a total effective population size suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, and a decreasing population trend. Previously, the species was known as the Bornean clouded leopard — a name publicised by the WWF in March 2007, quoting Dr. Stephen O'Brien of the U.S. National Cancer Institute as saying, "Genetic research results clearly indicate that the clouded leopard of Borneo should be considered a separate species".				2.     Sumatran Sunda Clouded Leopard -  Neofelis diardi diardi