Amur leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis
A spotted cat of the snowy northern forests, with a thick, pale coat for the long winter.
Russian Far East and northeast China. Búscalo en nuestro mapa del mundo
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Amur leopards live in the forests of the Russian Far East and nearby China.1
In winter its fur can grow up to 7 centimeters long, almost 3 inches.1
It can run up to 37 miles per hour and leap more than 19 feet.1
A mother has one to four cubs, and they stay with her until they are about two years old.1
In Russia, their number has more than doubled in 15 years.1
Quiénes están ayudando
Amur leopards are hunted for their fur, and their forests are shrinking. Protected parks in Russia and China are helping their numbers grow.
Noticias
- Meet wild Amur tigers and Amur leopards in China (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Camera traps in northeast China now count about 115 wild Amur leopards, up from 42 in 2017, including mothers with cubs.
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo celebrates first-ever birth of Amur leopard cub (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
An Amur leopard cub born at Cleveland's zoo in July is the first of its kind born in Ohio, and adds to a careful breeding plan.
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Créditos
Foto: Лариса Артемьева (tcager), via iNaturalist. Foto: Bryan C. Smith, via iNaturalist. Distribución dibujada a mano a partir de mapas de distribución publicados.