New species declared: Clouded leopard on Borneo and Sumatra

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Bornean clouded leopard Neofelis diardi Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) Indonesia. Bornean clouded leopard (neofelis diardi) Kalimantan and Sumatra Indonesia. (c)World Wildlife Fund
Bornean clouded leopard Neofelis diardi Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), Indonesia. Bornean clouded leopard (neofelis diardi) Kalimantan and Sumatra, Indonesia. (c)World Wildlife Fund

Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the same species as the one found in mainland Southeast Asia.


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