Leopard the 13th century AD, generally refers to the leopard, and less often to the cougar and the jaguar. Alternative origins suggested for "Panthera" include an Indo-Iranian word meaning "white-yellow" or "pale". In Sanskrit, this could have been derived from पाण्डर "pāṇḍara" ("tiger"), which in turn comes from पुण्डरीक "puṇḍárīka" (with the same meaning). The specific name "pardus" is derived from the Greek ("pardos") ("male panther"). The leopard is one of the five extant species of the genus "Panthera", which also includes the jaguar ("P. onca"), the lion ("P. leo"), the snow leopard ("P. uncia") and the tiger ("P. tigris"). This
Clouded leopard indicates that they diverged 1.4 million years ago, after having used a now submerged land bridge to reach Borneo and Sumatra from mainland Asia. The clouded leopard is considered to form an evolutionary link between the Pantherinae and the small cats. It represents the smallest of the big cats, but despite its name, it is not closely related to the leopard. It is part of the "Panthera" lineage that comprises "Panthera" and "Neofelis" species. "Neofelis" is thought to have diverged first from "Panthera". The clouded leopard's fur is of a dark grey or ochreous ground-color, often largely obliterated by black