A Review of our Current Knowledge of Clouded Leopards (Neofelis nebulosa)

The global population of clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) is considered vulnerable worldwide [1], and were considered to be less abundant globally the 2016 assessment by the IUCN than the previous assessment in 2007 [1]. Clouded leopards currently range from the southeastern Himalayas across southeastern Asia, extending through southern China and into peninsular Malaysia [2-6] (Figure 1). They have been extirpated from Taiwan [7], and possibly from Bangladesh [1]. Clouded leopards are protected in most countries across their range [1], but a large reason for population declines is unregulated hunting for pelts [1,8], as well as habitat fragmentation and regional declines in habitat quality [1].