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Amur leopard range map: Russian Far East and northeast China

Amur leopard

Panthera pardus orientalis

Critically Endangered

A spotted cat of the snowy northern forests, with a thick, pale coat for the long winter.

Russian Far East and northeast China. Find it on our world map

Did you know?

  1. Amur leopards live in the forests of the Russian Far East and nearby China.1

  2. In winter its fur can grow up to 7 centimeters long, almost 3 inches.1

  3. It can run up to 37 miles per hour and leap more than 19 feet.1

  4. A mother has one to four cubs, and they stay with her until they are about two years old.1

  5. In Russia, their number has more than doubled in 15 years.1

An Amur leopard picking its way over rocks, its pale, thickly spotted coat and long tail on show
Photo: Лариса Артемьева (tcager), via iNaturalist
An Amur leopard resting on a log, looking straight ahead
Photo: Bryan C. Smith, via iNaturalist

Who is helping

Amur leopards are hunted for their fur, and their forests are shrinking. Protected parks in Russia and China are helping their numbers grow.

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Sources

  1. WWF

Credits

Photo: Лариса Артемьева (tcager), via iNaturalist. Photo: Bryan C. Smith, via iNaturalist. Range drawn by hand from published range maps.