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Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards
Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards
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Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards
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"AMALI - 33.7Kg & 5 yrs old already… In Feb 2018- she weighed 25kg and was 83cm head body length; 58cm tail, & about 19 months of age."
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The average leopard will weigh little more than 100 lb. , or one - fifth of the weight of a lion . The Game Warden once shot one of 130 lb. and has seen a magnificent skin of one that weighed 150 . It is fortunate that the leopard is
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The heaviest Leopard weighed by myself was a male of one hundred and seventy two pounds , which had an overall length of only seven feet four inches . It should be mentioned that but one of the seven Leopards quoted above as weighing .
35kg young female from Iran
 *This image is copyright of its original author Source: First Report of Taenia taeniaeformis in Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in Iran
Body measurements of 2 immature Persian leopards
 *This image is copyright of its original author Source: Study on Helminthic parasites of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor Pocock, 1927) in Golestan National Park and Biosphere Reserve of Iran
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.  *This image is copyright of its original author A 56 kg male was 228 centimeters long, or 2.28 meters in total length.  *This image is copyright of its original author 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.  *This image is copyright of its original author 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.  *This image is copyright of its original author 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.  *This image is copyright of its original author .source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication...ds_in_Iran
Weight range of Javan leopards
3 captive and 1 wild Javan leopard were used in a study. The weight range was 37kg-50kg:  *This image is copyright of its original author Source: Establishment of semen collection technique using electroejaculator and semen cryopreservation of Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas Cuvier, 1809) 
Arabian leopard weights according to Cat News. In one part of the Arabian leopard’s range (likely Oman), male leopards weighed 32-40kg. In a different area however, a male leopard of 50kg was killed. There have been some rumors lately of Arabian leopards being the same size as clouded leopards. Yet the reality is that the largest clouded leopard ever to be recorded from any part of its range (25kg) is the same weight of the smallest male Arabian leopard that has ever been weighed, though still it wouldn’t be the larger animal. Arabian leopards are longer, taller and have larger skulls. They are likely only slightly smaller than African leopards in height and length. The real reason why they seem to be lightweight however is because of how skinny they are. They lack almost any large prey, and as you can see in the 1st screenshot the only female that had a more normal weight was one that fed on garbage. This same issue goes on to say how the females in this area weighed 25-26 kilograms, heavier, and likely longer and taller than any male clouded leopard that has ever been weighed. Not to mention both male and female Arabian leopards have larger skulls than male Sunda clouded leopards.
Anyways though, Arabian leopards arent the smallest leopards. We cannot consider them to be as small in height or length as cape or Somali leopards (who are still superior to clouded leopards in size ofc) because they have longer skulls, and well fed adult individuals would weigh the same as a small male African leopard. Imo, a male Arabian leopard isn’t any smaller than a male Zambian leopard from luangwa. The only small individuals I’ve seen in other studies could’ve been old, sick, extremely malnourished, etc. Every other leopard in those studies seem to be around the 30-40kg size range, which again, would be explained by almost every population having no prey to the point where certain individuals are living off of garbage. https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/766457018688471052/866853663133532160/image0.png https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/766457018688471052/866853112009457664/image2.png
Please keep in mind that I am not trying to make Arabian leopards larger. This was merely my take on what they should be compared to, in terms of size and strength.
 (05-01-2020, 03:01 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Skull data of different Persian leopard populations and some other subspecies (Arabian & Indian) The largest skulls are from the South Caucasus. If this is the case, then the largest Leopards are still living in that region. The South Caucasus includes Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. (02-01-2022, 12:02 PM)Styx38 Wrote:(05-01-2020, 03:01 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Skull data of different Persian leopard populations and some other subspecies (Arabian & Indian) The largest Persian skulls are found in Northern Iran. In this case there was only one skull from this region plus we don't know anything about the individual (gender or age).
Measurements of (estimated) 2 year old Namibian leopards
 *This image is copyright of its original author Field age determination of leopards by tooth wear
Leopard measurements from the soutpansberg mountains in SA (2 females and 5 males I believe).
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