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Amur Leopard

Mammals

The Amur leopard is a critically endangered subspecies of leopard native to the Primorye region of far southeastern Russia and adjacent northern China, the northernmost population of any leopard in the world. Fewer than 130 sub-adult and adult individuals were estimated to survive as of 2023, a dramatic recovery from a low of only 19 to 26 wild leopards estimated in 2007, though the subspecies remains critically endangered. Genetic research has shown the Amur leopard to be closely related to leopard populations once found in northern China and Korea, and a once-separate North Chinese leopard subspecies was folded into it in 2017 after study showed the two were not genetically distinct.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Thick, pale cream coloured fur, especially in winter, easily distinguishing it from other leopard subspecies; rosettes on the flanks are widely spaced with thick, unbroken rings and darkened centres. 1
Scientific Name
Panthera pardus orientalis 1
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
Partially Attested
Population Estimate
129 1
Source gives a range, 128 to 130 individuals as of 2023; value used is the midpoint.
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Panthera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Ecosystem

Siberian Taiga, Ecosystems
Source World Wildlife Fund
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Amur leopard, Wikipedia
  • Infobox, binomial name line
    Panthera pardus orientalis (Schlegel, 1857)
  • Infobox, conservation status line
    Critically Endangered
  • Population section
    128-130 sub-adult and adult individuals
  • Characteristics section
    The Amur leopard can easily be differentiated from other leopard subspecies by its thick, pale cream-coloured fur, particularly in winter.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 284415
    They were hunted on the Korean Peninsula for their skins and were extensively persecuted during Japanese rule.
View the Source
2. Amur leopard (Wikipedia)
native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern ChinaView the Source
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PantheraView the Source
World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife FundIn Ecosystem: Siberian TaigaView the Source
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