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The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List , as in 2007, only 19–26 wild leopards were estimated to survive in southeastern Russia and northeastern China.
Land of the Leopard National Park is a national park in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East, covering an area of 2,799 km 2 (1,081 sq mi) west of Razdolnaya River. It was gazetted in April 2012. [1] It was established to protect the Amur leopard which was at the time the world's rarest cat with an estimated population of 30 individuals. [2]
In 2016, an Indian leopard killed in Himachal Pradesh measured 261 cm (103 in) with an estimated weight of 78.5 kg (173 lb); it was perhaps the largest known wild leopard in India. [ 78 ] The largest recorded skull of a leopard was found in India in 1920 and measured 28 cm (11 in) in basal length, 20 cm (7.9 in) in breadth, and weighed 1 kg (2. ...
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She was described as having a “calm and majestic presence,” and had “surpassed both the life expectancy of Amur leopards in the wild (10-15 years) and in human care (15-20 years).”
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The term “Chinese leopard” refers to any of the following three leopard (Panthera pardus) subspecies present over several regions within China: the Indian leopard ( P. p. fusca ) occurs as far north as southern Tibet , in the uppermost reaches of its natural range; it has also been recorded in Qomolangma National Nature Preserve .
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 474 endangered mammalian species. [1] Of all evaluated mammalian species, 8.6% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 86 mammalian subspecies as endangered.