Sumatran clouded leopard
| Sumatran clouded leopard | |
|---|---|
| A Sumatran clouded leopard recorded by a camera trap in Riau Ecosystem Restoration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Neofelis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | N. d. diardi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Neofelis diardi diardi (Cuvier, 1823) | |
The Sumatran clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi diardi) is a subspecies of the Sunda clouded leopard and is native to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Batu. It differs in molecular, craniomandibular and dental characteristics from the Bornean clouded leopard. It was recognized as a valid subspecies in 2017.