Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Pantherinae — theclouded leopard .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Zootaxa has a new paper describing the neotype of the recently distinguished Neofelis diardi.
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Zootaxa has a new paper describing the neotype of the recently distinguished Neofelis diardi.
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I suggest that the vernacular name Diard's clouded leopard be adopted for Neofelis diardi.
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Species distinction and evolutionary differences in the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and Diard's clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi)
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In contrast, mainland populations diverge less from each other, and are congruent with 1 species (Neofelis nebulosa) and 2 subspecies, the western (N.n. macrosceloides) and eastern (N.n. nebulosa) clouded leopard.
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Neofelis deviates from other large felids in many aspects of craniodental morphology, and most likely also in several behavioral aspects.
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The differences far exceed those that have been documented for subspecies within other pantherine felids, and are congruent with a separate species, to which the name Sundaland clouded leopard, Neofelis diardi, has been given, although the name Diard's cat has priority based on historical precedence.
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Winkler (1998) adds black bear Ursus thibetanus, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa and bamboo rat Rhyzomys sinense.
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The area's Information Center site also lists clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa (EN).
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In the paper Molecular Evidence for Species Level Distinctions in Clouded Leopards, the researchers identified genetic differences splitting the previous Neofelis nebulosa diardi into Neofelis diardi.
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