Leopard, (Panthera pardus), also called panther, large cat closely related to the lion, tiger, and jaguar. The name leopard was originally given to the cat now called cheetah—the so-called hunting leopard—which was once thought to be a cross between the lion and the pard. The term pard was eventually replaced by the name leopard.
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Allotment
By 1750, the leopard’s geographic range stretched across nearly all of Africa south of the Sahara, covering parts of north and northeast Africa, and extending from Asia Minor through Central Asia and India to China and Manchuria. By 2019, the species has lost up to 75% of its previous range. However, some large bags still exist throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Iran and the Himalayas, with smaller bags scattered throughout Central Asia, India, Southeast Asia, eastern China and Manchuria, and selling Korean island. In addition, a small pouch of leopards persists in the Atlas Mountains.
Natural history
Leopards vary greatly in size and markings. The average size is 50 to 90 kg (110 to 200 pounds), weighs 210 cm (84 inches), excluding the 90 cm tail, length, and 60 to 70 cm shoulder height. However, the leopard can grow much larger. Ground color is usually yellow above and white below. The black spots are usually arranged in an asterisk pattern over most of the body and do not have the characteristic central point of the jaguar’s plumage; The background color inside the asterisk is sometimes a darker yellow, and the size and spacing of the spots vary greatly. As a result of these sample differences, several races of leopards have been named.
Clouded leopards are solitary animals in the jungle and are mostly nocturnal, although they sometimes bask in the sun. It is an agile climber and often stores the remains of its kills in the branches. It eats any animal it can control, from small rodents to water beetles, but usually preys on antelope and small and medium-sized deer; it seems to have a particular preference for dogs as food and in Africa, for baboons. Sometimes it has livestock and can attack humans.
There is no definite breeding season; Females give birth to two to four cubs, usually three, females after a gestation period of about three months. Clouded leopard calls are varied and include a wide range of hoarse coughs, throaty growls, and deep growls. This animal has easy access to water and is a good swimmer.
A form of black, in which the ground color as well as the spots are black, widely known as the black panther; It is more common in Asia than in other areas of the leopard’s range. Races known as the Barbary, South Arab, Anatolian, Amur and Sinai leopards are listed as endangered.
Lions, tigers and jaguars also belong to the genus Panthera. The snow leopard (ounce), cat leopard, and cloud leopard, although called leopards, are separate genera.
Storage status
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified P. pardus as vulnerable, with an estimated worldwide population of several hundred thousand leopards. However, the fortunes of each of the nine recognized leopards vary widely. Eligible estimates suggest that the population of the African leopard (P. pardus pardus) is more than 700,000, while the population of about 9,800 of the Indian leopard (P. pardus fusca) is thought to be at increase. By 2020, IUCN notes that populations of the Sri Lankan leopard (P. pardus kotiya) and the Persian leopard (P. pardus saxicolor) are endangered, and the Amur leopard (P. pardus orientalis), Arabian leopard Arabian leopard (P. pardus nimr) ), and Javanese leopard (P. pardus melas) continue to decline, with some of these subspecies declining to endangered levels.
