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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Carnivore
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Lifespan
10–15 years
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Weight
25–48 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a mammal indigenous to North Korea. It inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in the korean peninsula and russian far east.
Habitat
🌿 temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in the korean peninsula and russian far east
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Felidae
Genus
Panthera
Fun Facts
1
The Amur leopard is the rarest big cat on Earth, with only about 100–120 individuals in the wild
2
They can run at speeds up to 60 km/h (37 mph) and leap more than 6 meters (19 feet) horizontally
3
Their beautiful rosette-spotted coat is thicker and longer than other leopard subspecies to withstand freezing temperatures
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Historically found across the Korean Peninsula, they now survive primarily in a small region straddling the Russia-China-North Korea border
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They can carry prey up to three times their own body weight up into trees