The clouded leopard is considered a vulnerable species and is found from Nepal, to southern China and formerly Taiwan. Clouded leopards prefer to live in lowland tropical rainforests, but can also be found in dry woodlands, secondary forests and in Borneo, they are reported to live in mangrove swamps. They have even been spotted in the foothills of the Himalayas at an elevation of 9,000 feet (2,743 meters).