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) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived 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 AppearanceThick, 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 NamePanthera pardus orientalis 1 Conservation Status Partially Attested
Population EstimateSource gives a range, 128 to 130 individuals as of 2023; value used is the midpoint. Connections
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In Ecosystem
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.
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They were hunted on the Korean Peninsula for their skins and were extensively persecuted during Japanese rule.
View the Source2. Amur leopard (Wikipedia)
native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern ChinaView the Source 3. GBIF Species API
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PantheraView the Source World Wildlife Fund
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