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''Neofelis'' is a genus comprising two extant felid species from Southeast Asia: the clouded leopard (''Neofelis nebulosa'') of mainland Asia, and the Sunda clouded leopard (''Neofelis diardi'') of Sumatra and Borneo. The scientific name ''Neofelis'' is a composite of the Greek word νεο- meaning "new", and the Latin word ''feles'' meaning "cat", so it literally means "new cat".〔Perseus Digital Library. Greek Dictionary (νεο ) Headword Search Result〕〔Perseus Digital Library. Latin Dictionary (feles ) Headword Search Result〕 ==Taxonomic history== The generic name ''Neofelis'' was first proposed by John Edward Gray in 1867 as comprising two species; ''Neofelis macrocelis'' occurring in the Himalaya, Malacca, and Thailand, and ''Neofelis brachyurus'' occurring in the former Formosa.〔Gray, J.E. (1867). (''Notes on the skulls of the Cats. 5. Neofelis'' ). Page 265–266 in: Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the year 1867.〕 Reginald Innes Pocock recognized the taxonomic classification of ''Neofelis'' in 1917, but admitted only the single species ''Neofelis nebulosa'' with several subspecies and ''macrocelis'' as the type specimen.〔Pocock, R. I. (1917). (''The classification of existing Felidae'' ). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; zoology, botany, and geology, 8th ser. vol. 20 no. 119: 329–350.〕 For almost 90 years, the classification of ''Neofelis'' as a monotypic genus was widely accepted. In 2006, ''Neofelis diardi'' was found to be distinct from its continental relative ''Neofelis nebulosa'' and classified as a separate species.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neofelis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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