Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards

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From what I have searched, many male Leopards that are 50+ kg are going to be 2.1 + meters in total length.

There are a few exceptions, but this is just a general rule of thumb.


African Leopards


 The 62 kg Leopard is 227 cm long, or 2.27 meters in total length.

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A 56 kg male was 228 centimeters long, or 2.28 meters in total length.

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source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication...ical_haven'




Indian Leopards


A 3 year old male Leopard that was 50 kg and 210 cm in total length or 2.10 meters. The  63 kg Leopard that is also 227 cm, or total length of 2.27 meters.

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source: Deka, K., Athreya, V., Odden, M., & Linnell, J. (2012). Chemical immobilization of Leopard Panthera pardus in the wild for collaring in Maharashtra, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 109(3), 153-157.



A 58 kg Leopard from Nepal was 2.23 meters in total length.

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source: Odden, Morten, and Per Wegge. "Spacing and activity patterns of leopards Panthera pardus in the Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal." Wildlife biology 11.2 (2005): 145-152




Persian Leopards 


A 57 kg Leopard was 2.17 meters in total length. A 52 kg Leopard was 2.2 meters in total length.

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source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication...ds_in_Iran Reply