It is nocturnal, but may also be active in the early morning or late afternoon. They are believed to solitary except during the mating season when the breeding pair may spend time together. Outside the breeding season, males may even kill females. The cubs' eyes open in about 2 weeks and they are weaned at 5 months although they can eat small pieces of meat in about 1 month. They get their adult coat at about 6 months.
Male cubs develop faster than females.
They leave the mother at about 9 months. Females breed at 2 years and males at 3 years. The Clouded Leopard's coat of cloud-like rosettes is unique. Its tail is as long or longer than its body, and is very bushy, ringed and tipped with black. The subspecies in Nepal and Taiwan are close to extinction.