Mainland Clouded Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa
Mammalia
VULNERABLE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 11-17 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Vulnerable
About
A secretive wild cat of Southeast Asian forests, the mainland clouded leopard has the longest canine teeth relative to skull size of any living cat — earning it comparisons to the extinct sabre-tooths. Its blotchy, cloud-shaped coat markings are unique to every individual.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn cubA blind, helpless cub nurses constantly and depends on its mother for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA lanky young cat learns to stalk and pounce, following adults to practice hunting.
- 3.adultFully grown, holding territory and hunting on its own.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Neofelis
- Species
- Neofelis nebulosa