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SUBMISSION: Clouded leopard © 2023 Ruoyu Wang

Clouded leopard © 2023 Ruoyu Wang | All Rights Reserved

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2023 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

The clouded leopard is a national first-level protected animal, also known as turtle leopard, lotus leaf leopard, mugwort leopard, etc. In biological taxonomy, it belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, and family Felidae. The clouded leopard is a large carnivorous mammal. Mainly distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia and other places, August 4th every year is the "International Clouded Leopard Day".