STATUS OF THE LEOPARD

HistoricAL DISTRIBUTION of Leopard Subspecies

remaining habitat per subspecies

p.p. pardus

p.p. nimr

p.p. saxicolor

p.p. japonensis

p.p. orientalis

p.p. delacouri

p.p. melas

p.p. kotiya

p.p. fusca

African LeopardThe most widespread subspecies, P.p. pardus was found throughout Africa

Sri Lankan LeopardP. p. kotiya is a subspecies that can only be found on the island of Sri Lanka

Arabian LeopardThe smallest of the subspecies, P. p. nimr was only found on the Arabian peninsula

Indian LeopardP. p. fusca was found across the Indian subcontinent

Persian LeopardFound across the Caucasus and southwest Asia, P. p. saxicolor is the largest of the 9 subspecies

Amur LeopardHistorically found through the Chinese and Russian Far East and the Korean peninsula, P. p. orientalis is the most critically endangered subspecies

Chinese LeopardP. p. japonensis was once widely found throughout central and northern China

Indochinese LeopardP.p. delacouri was widespread throughout Southeast Asia

Javan LeopardRestricted to the island of Java, Indonesia, P. p. melas is one of two island subspecies

WORLDWIDE, THE LEOPARD (PANTHERA PARDUS) HAS LOST UP TO 75% OF ITS HISTORICAL HABITAT

33% 2% 28% 16% 37% 2% 2% 4% 16%P.P. PARDUS P.P. NIMR P.P. FUSCA P.P. SAXICOLOR P.P. KOTIYA P.P. ORIENTALIS P.P. JAPONENSIS P.P. DELACOURI P.P. MELAS

Current habitat: 6 subspecies account for just 3%

97%3%

>80%

<10%RESEARCH

some of The most endangered subspecies receive the least amount of attention

RESEARCH ATTENTION

Leopard (Panthera pardus) status, distribution, and the research efforts across its range by Jacobson et al., 2016 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1974 TERRA

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of studies focus on the 3 subspecies that make up 97% of the current leopard range

of studies focus on the 3 subspecies that have each lost up to 98% of their distribution