What year was the Sunda clouded leopard classified as a separate species than its mainland relative, the clouded leopard?
Neofelis Neofelis is a genus comprising two extant felid species from Southeast Asia: the clouded leopard ("Neofelis nebulosa") of mainland Asia, and the Sunda clouded leopard ("Neofelis diardi") of Sumatra and Borneo.
Leopard The leopard ("Panthera pardus") is one of the five "big cats" in the genus "Panthera". It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Fossil records suggest that in the Late Pleistocene it occurred in Europe and Japan.