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Amur_Leopard_(P.p._amurensis).jpg (500 × 333 pixels, file size: 123 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.
The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China.It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as in 2007, only 19–26 wild leopards were estimated to survive in southeastern Russia and northeastern China.
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The term “Chinese leopard” refers to any of the following three leopard (Panthera pardus) subspecies present over several regions within China: the Indian leopard ( P. p. fusca ) occurs as far north as southern Tibet , in the uppermost reaches of its natural range; it has also been recorded in Qomolangma National Nature Preserve .
This is the Amur leopard, and over the past eight years the numbers of this beautiful creature have more than doubled in Russia and China.
Species considered possibly extinct by the IUCN are marked as such. Species and subspecies which have critically endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.
Original – An Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) at the Colchester Zoo, England; this cat is critically endangered, with only about 70 animals left in the wild. Reason High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of an Amur leopard showing the entire body; being critically endangered, captive pictures are often the best available.
Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae.It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger.