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    Field guide · species

    Sunda Clouded Leopard

    Neofelis diardi

    AnimaliaMammaliaCarnivoraFelidae

    The Sunda clouded leopard is distinct from the mainland clouded leopard. The separation matters when interpreting records from Borneo and Sumatra rather than treating all clouded leopards as one widespread species.

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    Tree of lifeScientific lineage
    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomAnimalia
    4. PhylumChordata
    5. ClassMammalia
    6. OrderCarnivora
    7. FamilyFelidae
    8. GenusNeofelis
    9. SpeciesNeofelis diardi
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Metazoa kingdom
    5. Eumetazoa clade
    6. Bilateria clade
    7. Deuterostomia clade
    8. Chordata phylum
    9. Craniata subphylum
    10. Vertebrata clade
    11. Gnathostomata clade
    12. Teleostomi clade
    13. Euteleostomi clade
    14. Sarcopterygii superclass
    15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
    16. Tetrapoda clade
    17. Amniota clade
    18. Mammalia class
    19. Theria clade
    20. Eutheria clade
    21. Boreoeutheria clade
    22. Laurasiatheria superorder
    23. Carnivora order
    24. Feliformia suborder
    25. Felidae family
    26. Pantherinae subfamily
    27. Neofelis genus
    28. Neofelis diardi species
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    Physical traits

    Large cloud-like coat markings cover a muscular body, with a substantial tail.

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    Habitat and range

    Forested habitats on the Sunda islands provide cover and prey.

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    Diet and nutrition

    A variety of forest mammals and other vertebrates are eaten; evidence comes from relatively limited field observations.

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    Behavior and activity

    Wild behavior remains incompletely documented. Both ground movement and climbing belong to its ecological setting.

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    Geographic distribution

    The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia.

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    Evidence

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    Connected life

    No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.

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