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North Chinese Leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis)
North Chinese Leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis)
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North Chinese Leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis)
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 (03-11-2022, 01:55 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: @Twico5, this is an Indochinese leopard. Tibet hosts indochinese leopard in it’s southern and southeastern parts (the Nujiang river is next to Myanmar) while southwestern tibet is host to Indian Leopards. Tibet is not home to any North-Chinese leopards.Leopards in southern Tibet are considered Indian leopards. This leopard skin is from lhasa, xizang province.  *This image is copyright of its original author According to this map it would be an Indian leopard, being so close to Bhutan and Nepal. Yet this woiuld be considered northernmost Indian leopard because there are no leopards north of this point until the populations in qinghai and northern xizang which definitely are considered north Chinese leopards.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author According to this article (The current distribution and status of leopards Panthera pardus in China) leopards in lhasa tibet and south of it would be separated from north Chinese leopards in northern Tibet by high mountain ranges, these populations are simply too far apart. Though as mentioned in the screenshot, we cannot be uncertain as there has been no genetic study conducted on this. Here is what is considered to be a north Chinese leopard from Tibet:  *This image is copyright of its original author
North Chinese Leopard from Xinlong County, Sichuan Province.
The Leopard was most likely wounded in a territorial fight with another Leopard. This is most likely a North Chinese Leopard due to the location. "In eastern and central China leopard populations are greatly reduced and highly fragmented. Recent camera-trap surveys and other evidence confirmed the presence of the subspecies in only eight provinces (from north to south): northern Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, northern Henan, western Sichuan, southern Qinghai, and Tibet. Most populations in these provinces are small, and occur in isolated protected areas, and it is unknown whether these subpopulations are viable in the long term. Although some records were from outside protected areas, it is probable that these subpopulations." source: Laguardia, Alice, et al. "The current distribution and status of leopards Panthera pardus in China." Oryx 51.1 (2017): 153-159.
Male leopard from Shanxi Province
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A North Chinese leopard, likely a male
 *This image is copyright of its original author From an article written by Song Dazhao: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jq-_Puhi19Rs0bfSF44S4Q?fbclid=IwAR3KYUSlOUKMPFb0BwbNCICrApb2oEo_IGkyZj8svRmnxYJAk9dEcg9mmho
Wild male leopard spotted in Tianjin province in NE China. This is the furthest north and east this subspecies has been recorded in recent years.
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Leopard from Giant Panda NP in central China
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"North China leopard in Tibet.
This subspecies of common leopard lives in the same habitat and at the same altitudes as the snow leopard, in massifs between 4000 and 5000 meters. This leopard is much more massive than the snow leopard, a shepherd told me that he had killed one of his yaks the day before, in the early morning he is still there. This is the first time that this leopard subspecies has been photographed without the use of a camera trap!! He reminds us that this leopard is only known in a small, very fragmented repair area in China, it would not be more than 500 individuals. This male seems a young adult in the prime of life, he is powerful but very discreet. Sheepdogs compete with him for his prey, which he defends for a day before disappearing. How lucky, I had to wait 6 months in this massif to make this unique encounter. Without the help of the shepherds I might not have photographed it."  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Frédéric Larrey - Photo
A North Chinese leopard was discovered for the first time in the Mount Wutai area
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Male leopard marking its territory in Shaanxi province Taihang mountains area
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