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The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in most of sub-Saharan Africa, but the historical range has been fragmented in the course of habitat conversion. Leopards have also been recorded in North Africa as well.
A black African leopard (P. p. pardus) was sighted in the alpine zone of Mount Kenya in the winter of 1989–1990. [9] In Kenya's Laikipia County, a black leopard was photographed by a camera trap in 2007; in 2018, a female subadult black leopard was repeatedly recorded together with a spotted leopard about 50 km (31 mi) farther east in a ...
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant cat species in the genus Panthera.It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes.Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of 92–183 cm (36–72 in) with a 66–102 cm (26–40 in) long tail and a shoulder height of 60–70 cm (24–28 in).
Native range by continent(s) Range map 1 ... North and South America: 5 Leopard: Panthera pardus: 30–65.8 ... North America: 11 Caracal:
Panthera atrox lived in North America during the Pleistocene and early Holocene about 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. [17] Panthera shawi was a lion-like cat in South Africa that possibly lived in the early Pleistocene. [18] Panthera balamoides lived in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico during the Pleistocene. [19]
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas.With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
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The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel (/ ˈ r ɑː t əl / or / ˈ r eɪ t əl /), is a mammal widely distributed in Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Because of its wide range and occurrence in a variety of habitats, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.