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Some facts.
Origin of the species and description
British naturalist Edward Griffith first described this feline in 1821, giving it the name Felis nebulosa. In 1841, Brian Haughton Hodgson, who studied the fauna in India, Nepal, based on the description of the non-Polish specimen, named this species Felis macrosceloides. The following description and name of the animal from Taiwan was given by biologist Robert Swinho (1862) - Felis Brachyura. John Edward Gray collected all three into one genus, Neofelis (1867).

The smoky leopard, although it represents a transitional form between small felines and large ones, is genetically closer to the latter, belonging to the genus Panthers. Previously, the predator, considered as one, was divided into two species in 2006.

Where does the clouded leopard live?
The species Neofelis Nebulosa is found south of the Himalayan mountains in Nepal, Bhutan, in the northeast of India. The southern part of the range is limited to Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia (mainland areas).

Three subspecies occupy different regions:
Neofelis n. nebulosa - southern China and mainland Malaysia;
Neofelis n. brachyura - used to live in Taiwan, but are now considered extinct;
Neofelis n. macrosceloides - found from Myanmar to Nepal;
Neofelis diardi is an independent species from the islands of Borneo, Sumatra.

Predators live in tropical forests, reaching areas at an altitude of 3 thousand meters. They use the trees for recreation as well as for hunting, but spend more time on the ground than previously thought. Observations of predators have shown that they are most often found in the tropics of evergreen forests. Mammals inhabit scrublands, secondary dry subtropical, coastal deciduous forests, they can be found in mangrove swamps, in clearings and grasslands.

What does the clouded leopard eat?
Like all wild cats, these animals are predators. It was once believed that they spent a lot of time hunting in the trees, but recent research has shown that clouded leopards also hunt on the ground, and rest in the trees during the day.
Animals that the predator preys on include:
loris;
monkey;
bear monkeys;
deer;
sambars;
Malayan lizards;
muntjacs;
wild boars;
bearded pigs;
gophers;
palm civet;
porcupines.

Natural enemies of clouded leopards
Humans are the main killer of mammals. Animals are hunted for their unusually beautiful skin. In hunting, dogs are used, driving predators and killing them. A wild beast tends to live away from settlements. As man expands his agricultural land, destroying forests and entering the habitat of this species, he, in turn, attacks domestic animals. The local population savagely uses poisons to exterminate felines.

In the wild, leopards and tigers compete with our hero for food and can kill him to eliminate rivals. In such places, smoky cats are nocturnal and prefer to spend more time in the trees. Their camouflage coloration plays a good role; it is impossible to see this animal, especially in the dark or at dusk.

The life expectancy of clouded leopards in nature is about seven years, in captivity they live more than 10 years.


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