Neofelis nebulosa | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Neofelis nebulosa | (Griffith, 1821)
NRL Record ID
327611
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam (Sanderson et al. 2008). It is restricted to the mixed evergreen forests in the northeast and southeast (Aziz 2011, Khan 2015, Khan 2008).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is only found in the mixed evergreen forests of the northeast and southeast parts of the country. Clouded Leopard is arboreal and restricted to patches of the mixed evergreen forests only. It is rare and very secretive in nature. It preys upon both arboreal and terrestrial vertebrates.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is very rare and inhabits within limited areas of the mixed evergreen forests of the northeastern and southeastern parts of the country. The habitats are highly fragmented and in continuing decline with hunting, poaching and killing by the locals. There are only a few sighting records of the species which although can be a result of the secretive nature of the species but extensive hunting by the indigenous communities cannot be overlooked. Although the species is protected by the law of the land but it also restores the right of the indigenous communities' culture. The reasons of the decline of the species population are understood but no such visible action for the protection of the species is in place. So, the species is considered Critically Endangered.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Modinul Ahsan, Rukshana Sultana
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Neofelis nebulosa Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Neofelis