Neofelis diardi

Habitat. Little is known ofits habitat requirements, but long thought to be strongly associated with primary evergreen tropical rainforest up to about 2000 m. However, recent reports suggest its ecological requirements may be more flexible, with observations of clouded leopards in logged forests, degraded secondary forest, scrub habitats, and mangrove swamps.

Sumber: Felidae

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Tracks and observations recorded on forest trails and logging roads on Borneo and Sumatra, but otherwise no details available on home range sizes and social organization. Like other felids, these cats are probably solitary, and outside of mating activity the only long-term association is between females and their offspring.

Sumber: Felidae

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix I. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red Lust. No reliable estimates of abundance are available, although a recent study that relied on identifying tracks in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, estimated there were nine cats per 100 km ®. On Sumatra Diardi’s Clouded Leopard seems to be present at lower densities than on Borneo. Habitatloss, degradation, and conversion to rubber and oil palm plantations have increased markedly in Sumatra and Borneo, the consequences of which can only negatively impact clouded leopards. It is not known whether clouded leopards are still present on the small Batu Islands near Sumatra.

Sumber: Felidae

Descriptive notes. Head-body 70 - 105 cm, tail 60 - 85 cm; weight 10 - 25 kg, adult males larger than adult females. Diardi’s Clouded Leopard, and Indochinese Clouded Leopard are similar enough in general appearance and size that the two were considered the same species until 2006. Molecular data indicate Dairdi’s Clouded Leopard has been isolated from mainland clouded leopards for 1 - 4 - 2 - 9 million years. The degree of differentiation between the two forms is similar to the differences between the five Panthera species. Recent studies of DNA and coat patterns, as well as cranial, mandibular, and dental morphology indicate that Diardi’s Clouded Leopards are as distinct from Indochinese Clouded Leopards as are otherspecies of felids from each other. Diardi’s Clouded Leopards have longer upper canines, and thicker upper carnassials than Indochinese Clouded Leopards. Compared with the mainland species, Diardi’s Clouded Leopard has smaller “ cloud ” markings with many distinct spots within the clouds. The fur is grayer and generally darker and there is a double dark dorsal stripe.

Sumber: Felidae

Distribution. Borneo, Sumatra, and Batu Is.

Sumber: Felidae