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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, as well as a number of extinct species, including the cave lion and American lion.
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.
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).
3 Characteristics. Toggle Characteristics subsection. 3.1 Coat. ... The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It ...
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Tiger ( Panthera tigris ) The term " big cat " is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera , namely the tiger , lion , jaguar , leopard , and snow leopard , as well as the non- pantherine cheetah and cougar .
The Pantherinae is a subfamily of the Felidae; it was named and first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1917 as only including the Panthera species, [2] but later also came to include the clouded leopards (genus Neofelis).
The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
The skulls of Late Pleistocene European leopards are medium-long, and their characteristics are closest to the Panthera pardus tulliana subspecies. An apparent depiction of a leopard in the Chauvet Cave shows a coat pattern similar to that of modern leopards but with an unspotted belly, presumably white.