Indian leopard

Indian leopard
Male in Nagarhole National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Species:
Subspecies:
P. p. fusca
Trinomial name
Panthera pardus fusca
(Meyer, 1794)
Synonyms

The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) is a subspecies of the leopard (P. pardus). It is widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent. It is threatened by illegal trade of skins and body parts, and persecution due to human-leopard conflict and retaliation for livestock depredation.

  1. ^ Shivakumar, S.; Khettry, A.; Surve, N.; Rahman, H.; Ghimirey, Y.; Tharchen, L.; Zaw, T.; Waseem, M.; Jhala, Y. (2024) [amended version of 2023 assessment]. "Panthera pardus ssp. fusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T215195524A259032906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T215195524A259032906.en.

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