Clouded leopard

Neofelis nebulosa · Felidae

The clouded leopard, also called mainland clouded leopard, is a wild cat that has large dusky-grey blotches and irregular spots and stripes reminiscent of clouds. 6 to 108 cm with a 61 to 91 cm long tail, which it uses for balancing when moving in trees.

Where the Clouded leopard lives

Recorded in Cambodia, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Malaysia, Nepal and Vietnam (Asia).

Most records fall in Preah Vihéar, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Chiang Mai, Sagaing and Arunachal Pradesh.

See the Clouded leopard’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 66 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.