(09-01-2021, 10:23 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Morphological data of leopards from northern Pakistan

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Source: Conservation and distribution of leopard (Panthera pardus) in northern Pakistan

(09-02-2021, 04:18 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

(09-01-2021, 10:23 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Morphological data of leopards from northern Pakistan

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Source: Conservation and distribution of leopard (Panthera pardus) in northern Pakistan

So the average male Leopard weight is 54.7 kg (45 -67 kg) , and the average female Leopard is 42.3 kg (32-50 kg) in North Pakistan.

(09-02-2021, 08:26 AM)Twico5 Wrote:

(09-02-2021, 04:18 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

(09-01-2021, 10:23 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Morphological data of leopards from northern Pakistan

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Source: Conservation and distribution of leopard (Panthera pardus) in northern Pakistan

So the average male Leopard weight is 54.7 kg (45 -67 kg) , and the average female Leopard is 42.3 kg (32-50 kg) in North Pakistan.

5 sub adults and possibly some juveniles as well were included in the sample. An avg male leopard in pakistan should weigh as much as an avg sized Indian leopard, (around 60-65kg) if not more. One of the females in the 30kg range should be one of the 5 sub adults mentioned I’m guessing. There are two other weights northern pk leopards which are 64kg and 75kg, so the avg weight shouldn’t be any less than 60kg for an adult male.

(09-03-2021, 01:16 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

(09-02-2021, 08:26 AM)Twico5 Wrote:

(09-02-2021, 04:18 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

(09-01-2021, 10:23 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Morphological data of leopards from northern Pakistan

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Source: Conservation and distribution of leopard (Panthera pardus) in northern Pakistan

So the average male Leopard weight is 54.7 kg (45 -67 kg) , and the average female Leopard is 42.3 kg (32-50 kg) in North Pakistan.

5 sub adults and possibly some juveniles as well were included in the sample. An avg male leopard in pakistan should weigh as much as an avg sized Indian leopard, (around 60-65kg) if not more. One of the females in the 30kg range should be one of the 5 sub adults mentioned I’m guessing. There are two other weights northern pk leopards which are 64kg and 75kg, so the avg weight shouldn’t be any less than 60kg for an adult male.

The study mentioned that all the dead Leopards used were ages 7-10.

"All our specimens were adults aged between seven and 10 years."


It is possible he made a mistake for the ages and data used?


He also made a mistake on Leopard weights in Africa.

"The mass of leopards in most of Africa is smaller
than those of Iran and India (Stein and Hayssen, 2013). The body mass of an African leopard is 20 - 45 kg while those in the Middle East and Asia range from 30 - 70 kg, and up to 90 kg in the Middle East
(Stein and Hayssen, 2013)."


He misread Cape Leopard weights for African Leopard weights from that source.


"Individual measurements can vary by geographic region with smaller individuals typically coming from Cape Province, South Africa, where adult male Panthera pardus pardus have a mean mass of 31 kg (range, 20-45 kg), whereas the more typical masses for an adult male P. pardus are reported from Zimbabwe as 60 kg (range, 52-71 kg) with individuals up to 90 kg on occasion (Kitchener 1991)."

source: Stein, A. B., & Hayssen, V. (2013). Panthera pardus (Carnivora: Felidae). Mammalian Species, 45(900), 30-48

(09-03-2021, 02:25 AM)Twico5 Wrote:

(09-03-2021, 01:16 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

(09-02-2021, 08:26 AM)Twico5 Wrote:

(09-02-2021, 04:18 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

(09-01-2021, 10:23 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Morphological data of leopards from northern Pakistan

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Source: Conservation and distribution of leopard (Panthera pardus) in northern Pakistan

So the average male Leopard weight is 54.7 kg (45 -67 kg) , and the average female Leopard is 42.3 kg (32-50 kg) in North Pakistan.

5 sub adults and possibly some juveniles as well were included in the sample. An avg male leopard in pakistan should weigh as much as an avg sized Indian leopard, (around 60-65kg) if not more. One of the females in the 30kg range should be one of the 5 sub adults mentioned I’m guessing. There are two other weights northern pk leopards which are 64kg and 75kg, so the avg weight shouldn’t be any less than 60kg for an adult male.

The study mentioned that all the dead Leopards used were ages 7-10.

"All our specimens were adults aged between seven and 10 years."


It is possible he made a mistake for the ages and data used?


He also made a mistake on Leopard weights in Africa.

"The mass of leopards in most of Africa is smaller
than those of Iran and India (Stein and Hayssen, 2013). The body mass of an African leopard is 20 - 45 kg while those in the Middle East and Asia range from 30 - 70 kg, and up to 90 kg in the Middle East
(Stein and Hayssen, 2013)."


He misread Cape Leopard weights for African Leopard weights from that source.


"Individual measurements can vary by geographic region with smaller individuals typically coming from Cape Province, South Africa, where adult male Panthera pardus pardus have a mean mass of 31 kg (range, 20-45 kg), whereas the more typical masses for an adult male P. pardus are reported from Zimbabwe as 60 kg (range, 52-71 kg) with individuals up to 90 kg on occasion (Kitchener 1991)."

source: Stein, A. B., & Hayssen, V. (2013). Panthera pardus (Carnivora: Felidae). Mammalian Species, 45(900), 30-48

Stein did not record the leopard weights shortridge posted. 

But yeah I made a mistake, apparently they excluded the sub adults from this sample. Some of these males are exceptionally small, and I have no idea why. It is possible that some were found dead in bad condition and so their weight would’ve dropped. 

There have been large leopards recorded in pk, so it still wouldn’t be wrong to estimate higher weights (even in the 90kg range) for the typical huge leopards we see camera trapped from these regions.

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