Comparing Cats: A Discussion of Similarities & Differences

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(06-28-2021, 07:44 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Yes they completely overlap as is seen in this study as well:

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Source: Brain size of the lion (Panthera leo) and the tiger (P. tigris): Implications for intrageneric phylogeny, intraspecific differences and the effects of captivity

So there is some definite proof of Leopard skulls overlapping with Jaguar Skulls.

Surprisingly, the largest Leopard skulls compare to the smallest Lion skulls.


Anyway, it would be interesting to see a comparison between a small Lion/Tiger and a very large Leopard.

Here are the closest comparisons I could muster.


Here is a female Sumatran Tiger in a Rehabilitation Center. The Tiger could be a sub-adult.

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Now here is a 75 kg Leopard you posted earlier.

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Now I guess the Tiger does have the edge against the Leopard in some dimensions.

However, they still look relatively close in size.

What would be interesting is to see a 90-95 kg Leopard compared to a 90-95 kg female Tiger/Lion.


I guess this was an odd comparison, but the Sumatran Tigresses are in the 75-110 kg range, so they do overlap with large male Leopards in size. Reply