Neofelis diardi

(G. Cuvier, 1823)

Sunda Clouded Leopard

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Pantherinae
Genus : Neofelis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Oss. Fossiles 1823, IV, p. 437. Cuvier, G., 1823, Recherches sur les Ossements Fossiles oú l'on rétablit les Charactéres de plusieurs Animaux d'ont les Revolutions du Globe one détruit les Espéces. IV. Les Ruminans et les Carnassiers Fossiles. Dufour et Dócagne, Paris.

Original name as described

Felis diardi

Other common names

Diard's Clouded Leopard

Type material

RMNH.MAM.1981.a, RMNH.MAM.1981.b

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.1981.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.1981.b

Type locality

Sumatra.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

split from N. nebulosa

Taxonomy notes citation

Buckley-Beason V. A., Johnson W. E., Nash W. G., Stanyon R., Menninger J. C., Driscoll C. A, Howard J. G., Bush M., Page J. E., Roelke M. E., Stone G., Martelli P. P., Wen C., Ling L., Duraisingam R. K., Lam P. V. & O'Brien S. J. 2006. Molecular evidence for species-level distinctions in clouded leopards. Current Biology 16, 2371-2376.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006018

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Felis Macrocelis

(Horsfield, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrocelis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1857.12.22.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fa60c368-b74d-4f88-a11f-0c24744b1c8f

Authority page

543

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13382399

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Neofelis diardi borneensis

Wilting, Christiansen, A. C. Kitchener, Kemp, Ambu, & Fickel, 2011

Family

Felidae

Root name

borneensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.4.9.2

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

326

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Felis diardi

(G. Cuvier, 1823)

Family

Felidae

Root name

diardi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.1981.a, RMNH.MAM.1981.b

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.1981.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.1981.b

Authority page

437

Authority publication

Ossemens fossiles

Name usages

Lesson (1827:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Neofelis nebulosa diardi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

diardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Neofelis diardi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

diardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136603/97212874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Felis macrocelis

(Temminck, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrocelis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681248

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Smith (1842:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Lesson (1842:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Felis Macrocetis

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrocetis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

286 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405521

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Neofelis diardi borneensis

Wilting, Buckley-Beason, Feldhaar, Gadau, O'Brien, & Linsenmair, 2007

Family

Felidae

Root name

borneensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Frontiers in Zoology

Neofelis diardi sumatrensis

Wilting, Buckley-Beason, Feldhaar, Gadau, O'Brien, & Linsenmair, 2007

Family

Felidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Frontiers in Zoology

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.