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Edmonds, J. A.; Budd, K. J.; Vercammen, P. & al Midfa, A. (2006). "History of the Arabian leopard Captive Breeding Programme". Cat News. Special Issue 1: 40–43. a b c d e f Spalton, J. A.; Al Hikmani, H. M. (2006). "The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution and Subspecies Status" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 1): 4–8. Leopard ( Panthera pardus); Physical characteristics and distribution". Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections. Leopard Cats live in forested areas with lots of trees and underbrush. They are elusive cats, and people usually cannot spot them in their densely vegetated habitats. Within their wide range they inhabit several different types of forests, including tropical forests with high rainfall and humidity, temperate forests, and coniferous forests with pine trees. a b Uphyrkina, O.; Johnson, E.W.; Quigley, H.; Miquelle, D.; Marker, L.; Bush, M. & O'Brien, S. J. (2001). "Phylogenetics, genome diversity and origin of modern leopard, Panthera pardus" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 10 (11): 2617–2633. doi: 10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01350.x. PMID 11883877. S2CID 304770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2020 . Retrieved 2 December 2012.

The leopard is a versatile, opportunistic hunter, and has a very broad diet. [10] It is able to take large prey due to its massive skull and powerful jaw muscles. [29] [30] In Sariska Tiger Reserve, the dietary spectrum of the Indian leopard includes axis deer, sambar deer, nilgai, wild boar, common langur, Indian hare and peafowl. [31]Thesiger, W. (1949). "A Further Journey across the Empty Quarter". The Geographical Journal. 113 (113): 21–44. doi: 10.2307/1788902. JSTOR 1788902. in Nepal: more than 40 leopards were reported killed by humans every year, e.g. 243 poached leopards between May 2002 and May 2008; [54] [55] [63] [64] [65] Thapa, K.; Pradhan, N. M. B.; Barker, J.; Dahal, M.; Bhandari, A. R.; Gurung, G. S.; Rai, D. P.; Thapa, G. J.; Shrestha, S.; Singh, G. R. (2013). "High elevation record of a leopard cat in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal". Cat News (58): 26–27. This cat species usually measures about 20 in. long and weighs about 10 lbs. or so. Its coat varies in color from grey to tawny yellow, and its underside is white. At a glance, its pattern looks similar to that of an ocelot. Its coat has spots, blotches, and stripes at various points across its body. Both models agree in the rusty-spotted cat ( P. rubiginosus) having been the first cat of this evolutionary lineage that genetically diverged, followed by the flat-headed cat ( P. planiceps) and then the fishing cat ( P. viverrinus). [20] [22] It is estimated to have diverged together with the leopard cat between 4.31to1.74 million years ago [20] and 4.25to0.02 million years ago. [22]

Thapa, K.; Pradhan, N. M. B.; Berker, J.; Dhakal, M.; Bhandari, A. R.; Gurung, G. S.; Rai, D. P.; Thapa, G. J.; Shrestha, S. & Singh, G. R. (2013). "High elevation record of a leopard cat in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal". Cat News (58): 26–27. Leopard Cats live in various zoos across the world. In zoos, these cats live in relatively large enclosures with a variety of different hiding places and shrubbery. Zookeepers provide them with a variety of environmental enrichment like toys, new scents, chews, hidden food, puzzle toys, and more. a b Al Jumaily, M.; Mallon, D. P.; Nasher, A. K. & Thowabeh, N. (2006). "Status Report on Arabian Leopard in Yemen". Cat News. Special Issue 1: 20–25. a b Bhattacharya, A. (2015). "Finally, India gets a count of its leopard numbers: 12,000-14,000". The Times of India . Retrieved 20 February 2016.Kimothi, P. (2011). "Losers on both sides as man-animal war rages". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011 . Retrieved 22 March 2013.

Champion, F. W. (1934). "What is the Use of Leopards?". The Jungle in Sunlight and Shadow (Reprinted 1996ed.). Dehra Dun: Natraj Publishers. pp.71–80. ISBN 81-85019-53-3. Male Indian leopards grow to between 127cm (4ft 2in) and 142cm (4ft 8in) in body size with a 76cm (2ft 6in) to 91cm (3ft) long tail and weigh between 50 and 77kg (110 and 170lb). Females are smaller, growing to between 104cm (3ft 5in) and 117cm (3ft 10in) in body size with a 76cm (2ft 6in) to 87.6cm (2ft 10.5in) long tail, and weigh between 29 and 34kg (64 and 75lb). Sexually dimorphic, males are larger and heavier than females. [8] a b Chua, M. A. H.; Sivasothi, N.; Meier, R. (2016). "Population density, spatiotemporal use and diet of the leopard cat ( Prionailurus bengalensis) in a human-modified succession forest landscape of Singapore". Mammal Research. 61 (2): 99–108. doi: 10.1007/s13364-015-0259-4. S2CID 14269188. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17 . Retrieved 2019-02-15.The Arabian leopard's fur varies from pale yellow to deep golden, tawny or grey and is patterned with rosettes. [6] Males have a total length of 182–203cm (72–80in) including 77–85cm (30–33in) long tails and weigh about 30kg (66lb); females are 160–192cm (63–76in) long including 67–79cm (26–31in) long tails and weigh around 20kg (44lb). [7] It is the smallest leopard subspecies. [8] Felis euptilura ( Elliot, 1871) based on two skins from Siberia. One was depicted in Gustav Radde's illustration cum description of a wild cat; the other was part of a collection at the Regent's Park Zoo. The ground colour of both was light brownish-yellow, strongly mixed with grey and covered with reddish-brown spots, head grey with a dark-red stripe across the cheek. [9] The initial binomial euptilura given by Elliott has been incorrectly changed to " euptilurus" by some later authors, but under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Article 31.2.1, nouns and noun phrases are not subject to gender agreement; at present, both terms appear in use, but only the spelling " euptilura" is correct. [10] The Two Leopard Cats – Researchers previously believed that the cats of this species in mainland Asia were the same species as those in Malaysia and the surrounding islands. Using genetic researcher, scientists have now classified the Sunda Leopard Cat as a separate species from the “Mainland” Leopard Cat. In Oman, leopards were reported to have occurred in the Hajar Mountains until the late 1970s. [7] The largest confirmed sub-population inhabits the Dhofar Mountains in the country's southeast. In the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve, 17 individual adult leopards were identified between 1997 and 2000 using camera traps. [18] Leopards were also sighted in the Musandam Peninsula, [7] particularly Ras Musandam. [9] The home range of Arabian leopards in this reserve is roughly estimated at 350km 2 (140sqmi) for males and 250km 2 (97sqmi) for females. [17] The Dhofar mountain range is considered the best habitat for leopards in the country. This rugged terrain provides shelters, shade and trapped water, and harbors a wide variety of prey species, in particular in escarpments and narrow wadis. [19]