Clouded leopards of Borneo is the largest predator on Borneo island. So far, the researchers assume that Tiger is a subspecies Borneo Clouded Leopard Southeast Asia (Neofelis nebulosa).
New in 2014 is the researchers realized that the Tigers Dahan Kalimantan which is also found on the island of Sumatra is a different species. Clouded leopards of Borneo has a very different stripe Leopard Southeast Asia. So scientists have discovered that the leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is a new species of cat.
Researchers at the US National Cancer Institute say the differences between the Tigers Clouded Leopard Borneo and Southeast Asia possibility to deviate from the mainland population some 1.4 million years ago.
"Genetic research results clearly indicate that the clouded leopards of Borneo should be considered a separate species" said Dr Stephen O'Brien, Head of the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, US National Cancer Institute. "DNA tests find around 40 differences between the two species."
The results of the genetic study are supported by separate research on geographical variation leopard, based mainly on fur patterns and coloration of skin are held in museum collections.
Clouded leopards of Borneo has a small sign of clouds, a lot of different places in the sign of clouds, gray fur and a double stripe backs. It is darker than the mainland species. While Leopard Southeast Asia has a huge cloud over a little in their skin and freckles in a sign of the cloud. They are lighter in color, with a tendency to brown-colored fur and a partial double stripe backs.
An estimated population of Kalimantan in Borneo Clouded Tigers 5,000 to 11,000. While on the island of Sumatra in the range of 3,000 to 7,000.
Recent genetic analysis showed that the discovered in Borneo is quite different and is considered a separate species. DNA testing was found about 40 nucleotide differences between "Macan Dahan Borneo" (Neofelis diardi) and Leopard Southeast Asia (Neofelis nebulosa). It is comparable to the difference between large Panthera species. Lions and leopards, for example, have 56 nucleotide differences. The combined results of DNA analysis point 1-3 million years difference in separation, while the accepted distance of species is 1-2 million years.
Borneo Clouded leopards were first described scientifically in 1821 by British naturalist Edward Griffith. The scientific name of the leopard from the mainland is Neofelis nebulosa, while the Tigers Dahan Borneo is now called Neofelis diardi borneensis, while for the Sumatra called Neofelis diardi diardi.
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Neofelis
Species: Neofelis diardi spp borneensis
Clouded leopards of Borneo habitat in most forests of Borneo, from coastal areas to the mountains. Usually avoid open areas with few trees and are very sensitive to human disturbance.
Tiger habitat Dahan (Leopard Kalimantan) prey on monkeys, deer, antelope, young pigs, deer and deer, that lurk in the ground or jump on a tree branch. Sometimes prey on birds and lizards.
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