Panthera
Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae. It has five living species, which are the biggest cats in the Felidae. The tiger is the largest Panthera species, and the largest of all cats. The leopard is the smallest Panthera species.[1]
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| Two lions (Panthera leo) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Pan-Carnivora |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera Oken, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Felis pardus Linnaeus, 1758
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Results of genetic analysis indicate that the snow leopard also belongs to the Panthera, a classification that was accepted by IUCN assessors in 2008.[2][3] The genus Neofelis is also closely related.
Taxonomy
- Genus Panthera
- Snow leopard, Uncia uncia, now Panthera uncia
Panthera Media
Ngorongoro Crater (26) (cropped)
Geographical distribution of lions. Red (and blue) shows areas historically inhabited, blue shows areas currently inhabited.
Jagwar y'n Pantanal, Brasil
Panthera onca distribution
Indian male leopard (cropped)
Leopard distribution map 2019
Tiger spotting at Pench Forest Reserve in central India near Nagpur.
Historical range of tiger is shown in pale yellow and current range (2006) in green. Also added are national borders.
Snow Leopards - Ghost of the Mountains for Ministry of Tourism (MOT) India 9 (cropped)
Distribution of snow leopard, 2017 resident
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References
- ↑ Turner A. 1997. The big cats and their fossil relatives. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10229-1
- ↑ Johnson W.E. et al 2006. The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment". Science 311 (5757): 73–77. [1]
- ↑ Jackson R. (2008). "Panthera uncia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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