#diard's clouded leopard

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[ID: a photo of a sunda clouded leopard and a photo of an oncilla. the sunda clouded leopard is a medium sized cat with a tan coat covered in large spots, with smaller spots inside. the oncilla is a small cat with a tan coat covered in small rosettes. end ID]

note: the Sunda clouded leopard is also known as the Sundaland clouded leopard, Enkuli clouded leopard, Diard's clouded leopard, and Diard's cat. the oncilla is also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo

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10 Interesting Sunda Clouded Leopard Facts

Did you know that this medium-sized wild cat can only be found on 2 islands? Here are some interesting and fun Sunda clouded leopard facts. Interesting Sunda clouded leopard facts 1. Sunda clouded leopards live on the Sunda Islands The reason these animals are called Sunda clouded leopards is fairly simple as they live on the Sunda Islands Borneo and Sumatra, which are both a part of Indonesia. As far as we know, these are the only two islands in the world that these big cats exist. It's possible they exist in other smaller islands as well such as the Batu Islands but this is unknown. Sunda clouded leopard distribution / BhagyaMani / Wiki Commons / Source 2. They have multiple other names as well While they are generally referred to as Sunda clouded leopards, these cats go by many other names as well, including the Indonesian clouded leopard, Sundaland clouded leopard, Enkuli clouded leopard, Diard's clouded leopard, and Diard's cat. The scientific name of this cat is "Neofelis diardi," which refers to the Greek "Neo" or "New" and the Latin "Feles" which means "Cat," so basically "New Cat." Locals in Indonesia refer to this cat as rimau-dahan which means "tree tiger" or "branch tiger". In the Sarawak language, it is known as "entulu." 3. It wasn't considered to be a species before 2006 One of the mist interesting Sunda clouded leopard facts is that it was considered to be a subspecies of its brother, the clouded leopard, which lives in mainland Asia. Read the full article

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Sunda Clouded Leopard Caught on Camera Traps. These are short clips from camera traps by The Borneo Nature Foundation and The Riau Ecosystem Restoration. “The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Borneo and Sumatra. In 2006, it was classified as a species, distinct from Neofelis nebulosa in mainland Southeast Asia. Since 2015, the Sunda clouded leopard is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The total effective population size is estimated at fewer than 10,000 individuals, with a decreasing population trend. It is also known as the Sundaland clouded leopard, Enkuli clouded leopard, Diard's clouded leopard, and Diard's cat.” - Wikipedia• • #SundaCloudedLeopard #CloudedLeopard #Boreno #CameraTraps #TrailCams https://www.instagram.com/p/B8CjhQPg0x8/?igshid=jjsdhg0so5xu

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Sunda Clouded Leopard Caught on Camera Traps. These are short clips from camera traps by The Borneo Nature Foundation and The Riau Ecosystem Restoration. “The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Borneo and Sumatra. In 2006, it was classified as a species, distinct from Neofelis nebulosa in mainland Southeast Asia. Since 2015, the Sunda clouded leopard is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The total effective population size is estimated at fewer than 10,000 individuals, with a decreasing population trend. It is also known as the Sundaland clouded leopard, Enkuli clouded leopard, Diard's clouded leopard, and Diard's cat.” - Wikipedia• • #SundaCloudedLeopard #CloudedLeopard #Boreno #CameraTraps #TrailCams https://www.instagram.com/p/BtXX0F1g1to/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3w2towmskznn