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Leopards inhabiting the mountains of the Cape Provinces appear smaller and less heavy than leopards further north. [18] Leopards in Somalia and Ethiopia are also said to be smaller. [19] The skull of a West African leopard specimen measured 11.25 in (286 mm) in basal length, and 7.125 in (181.0 mm) in breadth, and weighed 1 lb 12 oz (0.79 kg).
African leopard South African cheetah. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Feliformia. Family: Felidae (cats) Subfamily: Felinae. Genus: Acinonyx. Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus VU South African cheetah, A. j. jubatus; Genus: Caracal
Phalanta alcippe (Stoll, [1782]) – small leopard; Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, [1847]) – forest leopard, forest leopard fritillary, or African leopard fritillary; Phalanta phalantha (Drury, [1773]) – common leopard or spotted rustic; Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887) Phalanta philiberti (de Joannis, 1893) Phalanta gomensis ...
The Zanzibar leopard was described as a leopard subspecies by Reginald Innes Pocock, who proposed the scientific name Panthera pardus adersi in 1932. [6] Following molecular genetic analysis of leopard samples, it was subsumed to the African leopard (P. p. pardus) in 1996. [7] [8] However, some authors continue to use P. p. adersi. [9]
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The former includes the five Panthera species tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard, as well as the two Neofelis species clouded leopard and Sunda clouded leopard. [2] The subfamily Felinae includes 12 genera and 34 species, such as the bobcat , caracal , cheetah , cougar , ocelot , and common domestic cat.
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Phalanta eurytis, the forest leopard, forest leopard fritillary, or African leopard fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in tropical Africa, Ethiopia, and Sudan. The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 43–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with a peak from January to June. [2]