Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

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(04-30-2022, 02:28 AM)LonePredator Wrote: Thank you! I believe that with the example of Amur Leopards, Amur Tigers and Canadian Lynx, we can say that the Bergmann’s ‘rule’ does not apply to felids.

People still use that to say that Siberian Tigers are bigger than Bengals even though the body dimensions are almost the same.

Well, with lynx remember that the Eurasian is bigger and lives in the same latitudes. So, I am not sure of the comparison.

With tigers you are right, Bengals and Amurs are of the same size, weight and skulls (overall records) so the rule is not an explanation for its size.

Finally about leopards, the Amur leopards are about the same size than those from Indochina, but even reputable books show them as the biggest of the species, chech this for example:

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The comparisons are apparently at scale, but they repeat the same cliche that northern animals are bigger, sadly. Reply