clouded leopards - subspecies
The clouded leopard, despite its name, is not closely related to the Leopard. The clouded leopard is regarded as a monotypic genus with three subspecies:
- Neofelis nebulosa brachyura: Taiwan (extinct)
- Neofelis nebulosa macrosceloides: Nepal to Myanmar (Burma)
- Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa: Southern China to eastern Myanmar
Recent molecular genetic analyses has shown that the subspecies Neofelis diardi, is a separate species of cat, the
bornean clouded leopard.
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