Neofelis nebulosa

(Griffith, 1821)

Mainland 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gen. Particular Descrip. Vert. Anim. (Carn.), p. 37, pl.

Original name as described

Felis nebulosa

Other common names

Indochinese Clouded Leopard

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1955.1644

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

Guangdong, China.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Nepal · Bhutan · India · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Laos · Vietnam · Thailand · Cambodia · Malaysia

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. diardi

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/1006019

Country distribution map

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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 macrosceloides

(Hodgson in J. E. Gray, 1855)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrosceloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.211b

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747348

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Leopardus brachyurus

(Swinhoe, 1862)

Family

Felidae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.12.24.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1e9fc4e1-1ed9-4bc7-a182-85e6cb07fd4a

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577396

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Felis nebulosa

(Griffith, 1821)

Family

Felidae

Root name

nebulosa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1955.1644

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

p. 37, pl.

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Smith (1842:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Ward (1910:505, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Felis macroselloides

(J. E. Gray, 1855)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macroselloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747343

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Neofelis nebulosa

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Felidae

Root name

nebulosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

105

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14519/198843258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neofelis nebulosa brachyura

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Neofelis nebulosa macrosceloides

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrosceloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

nebulosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis macrocelis

(Tickell, 1843)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrocelis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

814

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Macroceloïdes

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macroceloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

Blyth (1863:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Felis (Neofelis) melli

(Matschie, 1922)

Family

Felidae

Root name

melli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13203392

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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