Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

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(11-03-2016, 06:02 PM)parvez Wrote: Do you mean they belong to different genus or subspecies and do not come under leopards? 

Well, what it means is that they are directly a different species. 

All of the leopards we're talking about here, Persian, Javan, African, Indian, Sri Lankan, etc belong to the same unique species. It's basically the same animal, but adapted to different environments.

Snow leopards and Clouded leopards are a completely different species, despite the similarities (that are many). The same goes for Pumas.

Quote:Are they bigger than the normal Panthera pardus or smaller?

Well, leopards have such a great variety in sizes according to the place they live in, that yes, certainly some will be bigger than some leopards. Of course, on the larger spectrum, the leopard will be coming on top, maybe on par with the largest Pumas. Reply