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Leopard, also called panther, large cat closely related to the lion, tiger, and jaguar. It varies greatly in size and markings. The ground color is typically yellowish above and white below. Dark spots are generally arranged in rosettes over much of the body and without the central spot characteristics of the jaguar.
Habitat and Distribution. The geographical range of leopards is among the most widespread of all the big cat species. They inhabit the grasslands and deserts of Sub-Saharan Africa including West, Central, South and East Africa as well as South East Asia.
In fact, leopards can live in a range of geographies and climates, from deserts to rainforests, woodlands, grasslands, savannas, forests, mountains, coastal areas, shrublands, and swamps. All in all, they live in many more places than any other big cat.
The leopard is primarily threatened by habitat fragmentation and conversion of forest to agriculturally used land, which lead to a declining natural prey base, human–wildlife conflict with livestock herders and high leopard mortality rates. It is also threatened by trophy hunting and poaching. [2]
Leopards are found in a wide variety of habitats including savanna and rainforest, grasslands, desert and semi-desert regions of southern Africa, woodlands, and riverine forests. In Java, leopards inhabit dense tropical rainforests and dry deciduous forests in mountainous areas.
Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China.
The leopard is an adaptable big cat with a wide range across Africa and Asia but populations are isolated and shrinking. Learn how AWF mitigates human-wildlife conflict to protect the African leopard.