Size comparisons

[Luipaard]

As for the (what I call) '90kg barrier', here are some records of the more heavier leopards (excluding estimated leopards, like the 97kg Vin Diesel male leopard for example):

-96 kg. Valencia, Namibia [heaviest ever recorded in the wild] (Brain, 1981; Taylor et al., 1999)
-92.5 kg. Mount Kenya, Kenya [Hunted] (Mellon 1995; Scott & Scott, 2006 [Spanish edition]).
-90 kg. Kruger NP [Hunted] (Fourie, 1992).
-91 kg. Iran (Iranian Cheetah Society, 2010).

We also have that chart, where 2 males were in the 80-85kg range, 1 was in the 85-90kg range, and 3 were in the 90-95kg range.


So yeah, there is no such thing as a 90kg maximum weight for leopards. Too bad there's no info regarding Central African leopards their weight. I assume they'll do even better based on their skull measurements compared to other subspecies. Reply