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The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is the smallest leopard subspecies. It was described in 1830 and is native to the Arabian Peninsula, where it was widely distributed in rugged hilly and montane terrain until the late 1970s. Today, the population is severely fragmented and thought to decline continuously.
Genus: Panthera. Leopard, Panthera pardus VU [14] Arabian leopard, Panthera pardus nimr CR [14] Family: Viverridae. Genus: Genetta. Common genet, Genetta genetta LC [15] Family: Herpestidae (mongooses) Subfamily: Herpestinae. Genus: Urva. Indian grey mongoose, Urva edwardsii LC [16] Genus: Ichneumia. White-tailed mongoose, Ichneumia albacauda ...
The names Asiatic leopard and Asian leopard refer to any of the following leopard (Panthera pardus) subspecies in Asia: Amur leopard (P. p. orientalis) Anatolian or Persian leopard (P. p. tulliana) Arabian leopard (P. p. nimr) Indian leopard (P. p. fusca) Indochinese leopard (P. p. delacouri) Javan leopard (P. p. melas) Sri Lankan leopard (P. p ...
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).
The Zanzibar leopard is an African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) population on Unguja Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, Tanzania, that is considered extirpated due to persecution by local hunters and loss of habitat. It was the island's largest terrestrial carnivore and apex predator.
The ecoregion is home to the critically-endangered Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr). [11] Other mammals include the caracal (Caracal caracal), Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs), hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), long-tailed jird (Meriones crassus), Cape hare (Lepus capensis), and Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix ...
The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus ssp. nimr) and Arabian wolf (Canis lupus ssp. arabs) are critically endangered.Other mammals include the hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), caracal (Caracal caracal ssp. schmitzi), rock hyrax (Procavia capensis ssp. jayakari), and striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena).
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 .