Formosan Clouded Leopard

The Formosan Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa brachyura) started appearing in written records as early as the 1860s, but it is unknown if the species can still be found on the island today. Named for its distinctive, cloud-like spots, the Formosan Clouded Leopard has a tawny coat and is slight shorter than other Southeast Asian Clouded Leopards. With a body length of 60-100, it has a tail of almost equal size (50-90 cm). This carnivorous animal mainly lives on macaques and cloven-hoofed animals, occasionally feeding on small game such as squirrels and pheasants. The Formosan Clouded Leopard was once found in the south and in the eastern mountain areas of Taiwan, typically inhabiting natural broad-leaved forests at an elevation of less than 2000 meters. However, it has not been seen in the wild since the 1980’s. The clouded leopard on display at the Taipei Zoo is a subspecies from the Indochinese Peninsula.

 
Extended reading:
Chang, Ching-Ju. Taiwan’s Extraordinary Plants and Animals. Taipei City: Taiwan Panorama Magazine, 1991.
Wang, Chih-Hung. Taiwan’s Endemic Species.* Taipei : Rhythms Monthly, 2003.
Chi, Wei-Lien. Mammals in Taiwan: A Practical Illustrated Handbook for Field Exploration. Taipei: Big Tree Culture Enterprise, 2003.
Lai, Yu-Min. Vanishing Dancers. Taipei : COA , Executive Yuan, 2000.
 
Collection related to the Formosan Clouded Leopard
 
Chinese Name: 臺灣雲豹 Taiwan Yun-bao
Alternative Chinese name: 樟豹 Zhang-bao
English Name: Formosan Clouded Leopard
Scientific Name: Neofelis nebulosa brachyura
 
Data Identification: TMMA.0007 
Data Type: Mammal specimen
Preparator:
Species Author: Griffith 
Subject and Keywords:
Chordata 
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Pantherinae 
Neofelis
nebulosa 
Date:
Description Date: 1821 
Measurements: 41x15x18 
Language: Chinese
Geographic Range:
Location: Taiwan
Management Rights: National Taiwan Museum (http://www.ntm.gov.tw)
 
Chinese Name: 臺灣雲豹 Taiwan Yun-bao
Alternative Chinese Name: 樟豹 Zhang-bao
English Name: Formosan Clouded Leopard
Scientific Name: Neofelis nebulosa brachyura
 
Data Identification: TMMA.0008 
Data Type: Mammal Specimen
Preparator:
Species Author: Griffith 
Subject and Keywords:
Chordata
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria 
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Pantherinae
Neofelis 
nebulosa 
Date:
Description Date: 1821 
Measurements: 108x65x80 
Language: Chinese
Geographic Range:
Location: Taiwan
Management rights: National Taiwan Museum (http://www.ntm.gov.tw)
 
Chinese Name: 臺灣雲豹 Taiwan Yun-bao
Alternative Chinese Name: 樟豹 Zhang-bao
English Name: Formosan Clouded Leopard
Scientific Name: Neofelis nebulosa brachyura
 Data Identificaiton: TMMA.0134 
Data Type: Mammal specimen
Preparator:
Species Author: Griffith 
Subject and Keywords:
Chordata 
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Carnivora
Feliformia 
Felidae
Pantherinae
Neofelis
nebulosa 
Date:
Description Date: 1821 
Measurements: 110x40x70 
Language: Chinese 
Reference: Gen. Particular Descrip. Vert. Anim. (Carn.)' p. 37' pl. 
Management rights: National Taiwan Museum (http://www.ntm.gov.tw)
 
Chinese Name: 臺灣雲豹 Taiwan Yun-bao
Alternative Chinese Name: 樟豹 Zhang-bao
English Name: Formosan Clouded Leopard
Scientific Name: Neofelis nebulosa brachyura
 Data Identification: TMMA.0066 
Data Type: Mammal specimen
Preparator:
Species Author: Griffith 
Subject and Keywords:
Chordata
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Pantherinae 
Neofelis
nebulosa 
Date:
Description Date: 1821 
Measurements: 21.5x13.5 
Language: Chinese
Reference: Gen. Particular Descrip. Vert. Anim. (Carn.)' p. 37' pl. 
Management rights: National Taiwan Museum (http://www.ntm.gov.tw)
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