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Molecular Evidence for Species-Level Distinctions in Clouded Leopards

Current Biology, ISSN: 0960-9822, Vol: 16, Issue: 23, Page: 2371-2376
2006
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  • 380
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  • Citations
    95
  • Captures
    380
  • Mentions
    24
    • References
      21
      • Wikipedia
        21
    • News Mentions
      3
      • News
        3

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Adorable Wild Bornean Clouded Leopard Family Caught On Camera For First Time

A hidden camera has caught extremely rare footage of a family of endangered Bornean clouded leopards (Neofelis diardi borneensis) as they scamper and prowl around

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Among the 37 living species of Felidae, the clouded leopard ( Neofelis nebulosa ) is generally classified as a monotypic genus basal to the Panthera lineage of great cats [1–5]. This secretive, mid-sized (16–23 kg) carnivore, now severely endangered, is traditionally subdivided into four southeast Asian subspecies ( Figure 1 A) [4–8]. We used molecular genetic methods to re-evaluate subspecies partitions and to quantify patterns of population genetic variation among 109 clouded leopards of known geographic origin ( Figure 1 A, Tables S1 and S2 in the Supplemental Data available online). We found strong phylogeographic monophyly and large genetic distances between N. n. nebulosa (mainland) and N. n. diardi (Borneo; n = 3 individuals) with mtDNA (771 bp), nuclear DNA (3100 bp), and 51 microsatellite loci. Thirty-six fixed mitochondrial and nuclear nucleotide differences and 20 microsatellite loci with nonoverlapping allele-size ranges distinguished N. n. nebulosa from N. n. diardi. Along with fixed subspecies-specific chromosomal differences, this degree of differentiation is equivalent to, or greater than, comparable measures among five recognized Panthera species (lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and snow leopard). These distinctions increase the urgency of clouded leopard conservation efforts, and if affirmed by morphological analysis and wider sampling of N. n. diardi in Borneo and Sumatra, would support reclassification of N. n. diardi as a new species ( Neofelis diardi ).

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Buckley-Beason, Valerie A; Johnson, Warren E; Nash, Willliam G; Stanyon, Roscoe; Menninger, Joan C; Driscoll, Carlos A; Howard, JoGayle; Bush, Mitch; Page, John E; Roelke, Melody E; Stone, Gary; Martelli, Paolo P; Wen, Ci; Ling, Lin; Duraisingam, Ratna K; Lam, Phan V; O'Brien, Stephen J

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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