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A revised taxonomy of the Felidae
PaperThis comprehensive revision, produced by the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group, synthesized morphological, molecular, and biogeographic evidence to propose a consistent, e…
Kitchener AC, Breitenmoser-Wursten C, Eizirik E, Gentry A, Werdelin L, Wilting A, et al. · Cat News Special Issue · 2017
Research overview: clouded leopard activity patterns
OverviewThis overview examines clouded leopard activity, which camera-trap studies generally describe as nocturnal and crepuscular, with some daytime movement, and a strong association with forest cover at al…
Research overview: clouded leopard arboreal locomotion
OverviewClouded leopards are among the most accomplished climbers of all cats, and this overview reviews the adaptations behind their arboreal skill. Like the margay, they possess highly flexible ankle joints…
Research overview: clouded leopard canines and skull morphology
OverviewClouded leopards possess the largest canine teeth relative to skull size of any living cat, and this overview reviews the morphology and its implications. The long upper canines and wide gape have inv…
Research overview: clouded leopard captive breeding and welfare
OverviewCaptive management of clouded leopards has been notably challenging, and this overview reviews research aimed at improving it. Breeding programs have struggled with mate aggression, in which males may…
Research overview: clouded leopard diet and prey
OverviewDietary information for clouded leopards, drawn from scattered observations, scat, and prey remains, indicates a broad diet spanning arboreal and terrestrial prey. This overview synthesizes records of…
Research overview: clouded leopard distribution across mainland Asia and Sundaland
OverviewClouded leopards occupy forests from the Himalayan foothills and northeast India through Southeast Asia, with a distinct species on Borneo and Sumatra. This overview compiles records describing their…
Research overview: the split of mainland and Sunda clouded leopards
OverviewGenetic and morphological research established that clouded leopards comprise two species, the mainland clouded leopard and the Sunda clouded leopard of Borneo and Sumatra, separated for over a millio…
Research synthesis: clouded leopard conservation status
ReviewThis synthesis reviews the conservation standing of the clouded leopards, both species regarded as threatened owing to their dependence on forest and exposure to rapid habitat loss. It weighs deforest…