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Cat Name
Leopard
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Near Threatened
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Clouded Leopard
Jaguar
Lion
Snow Leopard
Sunda Clouded Leopard
Tiger
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Panthera pardus
Subspecies
African Leopard
- Panthera pardus pardus
Arabian Leopard
South Arabian Leopard
- Panthera pardus nimr
Persian Leopard
Caucasian Leopard
Central Asian Leopard
North Persian Leopard
West Asian Leopard
- Panthera pardus saxicolor
Javan Leopard
- Panthera pardus melas
Sri Lankan Leopard
- Panthera pardus kotiya
Indian Leopard
- Panthera pardus fusca
Southeast Asia Leopard
- Panthera pardus delacourii
North Chinese Leopard
- Panthera pardus japonensis
Amur Leopard
- Panthera pardus orientalis
Anatolian Leopard
- Panthera pardus tulliana
Pakistan Leopard
- Panthera pardus sindica
- Panthera pardus pardus
Arabian Leopard
South Arabian Leopard
- Panthera pardus nimr
Persian Leopard
Caucasian Leopard
Central Asian Leopard
North Persian Leopard
West Asian Leopard
- Panthera pardus saxicolor
Javan Leopard
- Panthera pardus melas
Sri Lankan Leopard
- Panthera pardus kotiya
Indian Leopard
- Panthera pardus fusca
Southeast Asia Leopard
- Panthera pardus delacourii
North Chinese Leopard
- Panthera pardus japonensis
Amur Leopard
- Panthera pardus orientalis
Anatolian Leopard
- Panthera pardus tulliana
Pakistan Leopard
- Panthera pardus sindica
Former/Disputed Classifications
North African Leopard
Panthera pardus panthera
Persian Leopard
Panthera pardus ciscaucasica
Panthera pardus panthera
Persian Leopard
Panthera pardus ciscaucasica
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System