Taxon name
Neofelis nebulosa
(Griffith, 1821)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Neofelis nebulosa
(Griffith, 1821)
Common name(s)
Clouded Leopard, Lam Chita, Gecho Bagh, Lota Bagh
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Griffith, 1821)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
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.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Modinul Ahsan, Rukshana Sultana
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
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).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
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.
History
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
