Clouded leopard
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The '''clouded leopard''' ('''''Neofelis nebulosa'''''), also called '''mainland clouded leopard''', is a |
The '''clouded leopard''' ('''''Neofelis nebulosa'''''), also called '''mainland clouded leopard''', is a wild [[Felidae|cat]] that has large dusky-grey blotches and irregular spots and stripes reminiscent of clouds. Its head-and-body length ranges from {{cvt|68.6|to|108|cm}} with a {{cvt|61|to|91|cm}} long tail, which it uses for balancing when moving in trees. |
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The clouded leopard was first described in 1821 on the basis of a skin of an individual from [[China]]. It is the [[Sister group|sister taxon]] to other [[Pantherinae|pantherine cats]], having genetically diverged 9.32 to 4.47 million years ago. It inhabits dense forests from the foothills of the [[Himalayas]] through [[Northeast India]] and [[Bhutan]] to [[mainland Southeast Asia]] into [[South China]]. It can climb down vertical tree trunks head first, rests in trees during the day and hunts by night on the [[forest floor]]. |
The clouded leopard was first described in 1821 on the basis of a skin of an individual from [[China]]. It is the [[Sister group|sister taxon]] to other [[Pantherinae|pantherine cats]], having genetically diverged 9.32 to 4.47 million years ago. It inhabits dense forests from the foothills of the [[Himalayas]] through [[Northeast India]] and [[Bhutan]] to [[mainland Southeast Asia]] into [[South China]]. It can climb down vertical tree trunks head first, rests in trees during the day and hunts by night on the [[forest floor]]. |
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