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Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
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Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
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Clouded leopard are one of the most charismatic cats of South Asian jungles. the picture below was taken by a remote camera trap in Chitwan National Park-the only proven photo. They had been found outside the park before. Looks like they spend considerable time on the ground serching for prey and constantly juggle between trees under the onslaught of densely populated leopard, phython, sloth bears and tigers not to mention striped hyenas and dholes of Chitwan. Simply amazing.
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@Jimmy, is not the only photo of Neofelis nebulosa from Chitwan National Park. In the study which was published this photo, there is another one.
Clouded leopard co-exist with other five felids in Chitwan National Park, Nepal Lamichhane, Dhakal, Subedi & Pokheral, 2014 Abstract: "Once believed to be regionally extinct in Nepal, the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa, was recorded in 1989 and again in recent years with two new photographic evidence from Annapurna Conservation Area and Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in 2011 and 2012. This year we recorded photographs of three individual clouded leopards from two locations in Chitwan National Park using camera traps. With this record, Chitwan National Park is one of the few parks in the world with six felid species i.e. tiger Panthera tigris, common leopard Panthera pardus, clouded leopard, fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus, leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis and jungle cat Felis chaus." There are others recent studies on Clouded Leopards from Nepal (reply #20), and probably from Chitwan NP after this first documented records, but they aren't open access, so i don't know more detailed information.  
Habitat use and predicted range for the mainland clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in Peninsular Malaysia Tan et al., 2017
Abstract: "Ongoing deforestation in Southeast Asia is leading to increased fragmentation and reduction of habitat for the mainland clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). Using the largest detection/non-detection camera trap survey dataset known for the species throughout its range, we investigated factors affecting clouded leopard habitat use across Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat use was modelled using fine scale covariates and recently developed analytical techniques to account for spatial autocorrelation. Clouded leopard habitat use increased with increasing distance from water bodies, higher numbers of discontinuous core areas per unit area and higher elevation. In addition, clouded leopard habitat use was higher in sites with higher average forest change values. After extrapolating the predicted habitat use of clouded leopards across the whole of Peninsular Malaysia, we assessed the suitability of proposed ecological linkages, and identified other suitable forest patches not within the current Central Forest Spine. Our findings are valuable for land use planning and management, in particular, for determining the suitability of forest remnants to support populations of clouded leopard and predicting how this species will respond in human-dominated landscapes."
The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Clouded leopards weigh between 11.5 and 23 kg (25 and 51 lb). Females vary in head-to-body length from 68.6 to 94 cm (27.0 to 37.0 in), with a tail 61 to 82 cm (24 to 32 in) long. Males are larger at 81 to 108 cm (32 to 43 in) with a tail 74 to 91 cm (29 to 36 in) long. Their shoulder height varies from 50 to 55 cm (20 to 22 in). They have exceptionally long, piercing canine teeth, the upper being about three times as long as the basal width of the socket. The upper pair of canines may measure 4 cm (1.6 in) or longer. They are often referred to as a “modern-day sabre-tooth” because they have the largest canines in proportion to their body size, matching the tiger in canine length. The first premolar is usually absent, and they also have a very distinct long and slim skull with well-developed occipital and sagittal crests to support the enlarged jaw muscles. credits to @charlottepinuer @riccardo_lucietti @webhead286 and @arklight_photography  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Clouded leopards occur from the Himalayan foothills in Nepal and India to Myanmar, Bhutan, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Indochina, and in China south of the Yangtze River. Clouded leopards prefer open- or closed-forest habitats to other habitat types. They have been reported from relatively open, dry tropical forest in Myanmar and in Thailand. credits to @zoeelizabeth010 @jakeglosrose @ibnwardhere @zooman_koichi and @marinedoq  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Responses of Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi population density to anthropogenic disturbance: refining estimates of its conservation status in Sabah Hearn et al., 2017
Abstract: "Extensive areas of tropical forests have been, and continue to be, disturbed as a result of selective timber extraction. Although such anthropogenic disturbance typically results in the loss of biodiversity, many species persist, and their conservation in production landscapes could be enhanced by a greater understanding of how biodiversity responds to forest management practices. We conducted intensive camera-trap surveys of eight protected forest areas in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, and developed estimates of Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi population density from spatially explicit capture–recapture analyses of detection data to investigate how the species’ abundance varies across the landscape and in response to anthropogenic disturbance. Estimates of population density from six forest areas were 1.39–3.10 individuals per 100 km2. Our study provides the first evidence that the population density of the Sunda clouded leopard is negatively affected by hunting pressure and forest fragmentation, and that among selectively logged forests, time since logging is positively associated with abundance. We argue that these negative anthropogenic impacts could be mitigated with improved logging practices, such as reducing the access of poachers by effective gating and destruction of road access points, and by the deployment of anti-poaching patrols. By calculating a weighted mean population density estimate from estimates developed here and from the literature, and by extrapolating this value to an estimate of current available habitat, we estimate there are 754 (95% posterior interval 325–1,337) Sunda clouded leopards in Sabah."
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) from Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailandia.
Photo and information credits: Paul Thompson "It has taken us 4 years (camera working for 24 hours per day - 1500 days) to get a full body photo of a wild clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and suddenly we get two (different cats) in the same month. It was worth the wait. Many thanks to Chief Mana Phermpool and Suthad Sapphu. อุทยานแห่งชาติแก่งกระจาน. Kaeng Krachan National Park."  *This image is copyright of its original author
Sunda Clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi borneensis) from the Hose Mountains of Sarawak, Borneo, Indonesia. Credits to Conservation Science Partners.
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