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Neofelis

Mammal Genera

Neofelis is a genus of cats, family Felidae, subfamily Pantherinae, comprising two extant species, the clouded leopard, found from Nepal and Sikkim east to south China and Hainan and southeast to Myanmar, Annam, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, and the Sunda clouded leopard, probably restricted to Sumatra and Borneo; a Formosan subspecies is now extinct. Members have unusually elongated skulls and long canine teeth and can open their jaws to roughly ninety degrees, the widest gape of any living carnivoran. Both species are listed on CITES Appendix I, with hunting banned across most of their range, and are threatened chiefly by deforestation and poaching for skins, bones and traditional medicine.

Facts
Taxonomic RankSourced to the subject's own account
Genus 1
Scientific NameSourced to the subject's own account
Neofelis 1
Geographic DistributionSourced to the subject's own account
The clouded leopard occurs from the Himalayan foothills in Nepal, Bhutan and India to Myanmar, southeastern Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and to south of the Yangtze River in China 1
Defining CharacteristicsSourced to the subject's own account
the upper being about three times as long as the basal width of the socket 1
Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSourced to the subject's own account
large dusky-grey blotches and irregular spots and stripes reminiscent of clouds 1
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Source Sunda Clouded Leopard (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Clouded Leopard (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Taxonomy section, sentence 1 (rank clause)
    The generic name Neofelis was proposed by John Edward Gray in 1867
  • Taxonomy section, sentence 1 (name clause)
    The generic name Neofelis was proposed by John Edward Gray in 1867
  • Distribution and habitat section
    The clouded leopard occurs from the Himalayan foothills in Nepal, Bhutan and India to Myanmar, southeastern Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and to south of the Yangtze River in China
  • Description section, canine teeth clause
    the upper being about three times as long as the basal width of the socket
  • Description section, coat pattern clause
    large dusky-grey blotches and irregular spots and stripes reminiscent of clouds
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2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ269871, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Neofelis
Wikidata Q269871, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Sunda Clouded Leopard (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sunda Clouded Leopard, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q269871 (Neofelis)View the Source
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