Complex sentence: The species was named "Neofelis diardi" in honor of French naturalist and explorer Pierre-Médard Diard; in the 19th century "Felis diardii" designated the Clouded Leopard/Bornean Clouded Leopard, colloquially "Diard's Cat".
Split into simpler sentences: The species was named "Neofelis diardi" in honor of French naturalist and explorer Pierre-Médard Diard. In the 19th century "Felis diardii" designated the clouded and Bornean clouded leopards, colloquially "Diard's Cat".