Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
info
Chapter:
4-655.77.17
Neofelis nebulosa
English: Clouded leopard.
Region: Southeast Asia into southern China.
Habitat: dense forests of foothills of the Himalayas.
Zoology
Neofelis nebulosa is wild cat; length from 68 to 108 cm with a 61 to 91 cm long tail. It uses its tail for balancing when moving in trees and is able to climb down vertical tree trunks head first. It rests in trees during the day and hunts by night on the forest floor. It can move upside down on horizontal branches.