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Panthera pardus

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsCMS, African Carnivores Initiative, Central Asian Mammals Initiative
IUCN StatusVulnerable
Date of entry in Appendix II2017
Geographic range
Countries Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chad, China, Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Common names
EnglishLeopard, Panther
FrenchPanthère, Léopard
SpanishLeopardo, Pantera
GermanLeopard, Panther
Taxonomy
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyFelidae
Scientific name Panthera pardus
AuthorLinnaeus 1758
SynonymsFelis pardus

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