No. The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is the smallest leopard subspecies. Males have a total length of 182-203 cm (72-80 in) including 77-85 cm (30-33 in) long tails and weigh about 30 kg (66 lb); females are 160-192 cm (63-76 in) long including 67-79 cm (26-31 in) long tails and weigh around 20 kg (44 lb).[7] It is the smallest leopard subspecies.
@@davidviner5783 Yes, that’s right. I mention that the Amur Leopard is ONE of the smallest, not THE smallest. I used the Amur Leopard here because it had similar physical adaptations to face the cold weather, yet it is a relatively small leopard subspecies.
@@Nate_Luke No, many leopards have been sighted outside the park - in fact, there maybe a larger population outside than inside. Even recently a leopard was caught in a snare, which was outside park boundaries. Info - newsfirst.lk/2024/09/02/tragic-end-for-leopard-caught-in-maskeliya-snare
Nature has created the snow leopard and the Amur leopard more like a CAT. Smaller size with more agility than African and Asian leopard. My opinion this is to hunt small prey that live in the snow and mountain goats . Snow leopard’s hunting style is completely different from the other leopards. Just Visualize it’s hunting of a mountain goat. Because of it’s gifted capability to hunt smaller prey the competition could be minimized with the region’s top predator Amur tiger. Whereas Sri Lankan leopard doesn’t need that much of agility but the size which is essential to hunt larger prey like Samba deer and buffaloes which is abundant.
@@ddinterior8404 I don’t think Snow Leopards and Amur Tigers share territory? Amur Tigers are found in eastern Russia but Snow Leopards are in Central Asia. Also, in Sri Lanka, leopards rarely hunt full grown buffalo - they are quite formidable for leopards.
Your video is completely incorrect, there are only four valid leopard subspecies: the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea) The leopard originated exclusively from Africa and the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the most basal of the four leopard subspecies, then followed by the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), leaving the most recent split to be between the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea) Because there used to be thirty-two leopard subspecies until very recently where there are now only four valid leopard subspecies, the barbary leopard, senegal leopard, ivory leopard, sudan leopard, erythrean leopard, somali leopard, masai leopard, zanzibar leopard, ugandan leopard, congo leopard, mozambique leopard, and cape leopard are all now treated as populations of the african leopard rather than distinct subspecies, thus making Panthera pardus barbarica, Panthera pardus ivorensis, Panthera pardus minor, Panthera pardus antinorii, Panthera pardus nanopardus, Panthera pardus suahelica, Panthera pardus adersi, Panthera pardus chui, Panthera pardus iturensis, Panthera pardus shortridgei, and Panthera pardus melanotica all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus pardus, the middle eastern leopard, caucasian leopard, persian leopard, indian leopard, sri lanka leopard, indochinese leopard, and javan leopard are all now treated as populations of the south asian leopard rather than distinct subspecies, thus making Panthera pardus nimr, Panthera pardus tulliana, Panthera pardus saxicolor, Panthera pardus kotiya, Panthera pardus delacouri, and Panthera pardus melas all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus fusca, the nepalese leopard, south china leopard, north china leopard, and amur leopard are all considered the last four remaining populations of the north asian leopard following the extinctions of other subspecies such as the mongolian leopard, manchurian leopard, korean leopard, and sakhalin leopard, thus making Panthera pardus nipalensis, Panthera pardus yunnana, Panthera pardus japonensis, Panthera pardus mongoliensis, Panthera pardus mandshurica, Panthera pardus coreana, and Panthera pardus sachalinensis all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus orientalis, and the cave leopard, antique leopard, vraonan leopard, sickenberg's leopard, and begouen's leopard are all now treated as populations of the european leopard, thus making Panthera pardus antiqua, Panthera pardus vraonensis, Panthera pardus sickenbergi, and Panthera pardus begoueni all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus spelaea Here's the leopard subspecies count (both historical and present-day-distributed: Traditional Leopard Subspecies Count: 1) †Panthera pardus barbarica (Barbary Leopard) - originally Felis pardus panthera 2) Panthera pardus pardus (Senegal Leopard) 3) Panthera pardus ivorensis (Ivory Leopard) - originally Felis pardus leopardus 4) Panthera pardus minor (Sudan Leopard) 5) Panthera pardus antinorii (Erythrean Leopard) 6) Panthera pardus nanopardus (Somali Leopard) 7) Panthera pardus suahelica (Masai Leopard) 8) Panthera pardus adersi (Zanzibar Leopard) 9) Panthera pardus chui (Ugandan Leopard) 10) Panthera pardus iturensis (Congo Leopard) 11) Panthera pardus shortridgei (Mozambique Leopard) 12) Panthera pardus melanotica (Cape Leopard) 13) Panthera pardus nimr (Middle Eastern Leopard) 14) Panthera pardus tulliana (Caucasian Leopard) 15) Panthera pardus saxicolor (Persian Leopard) 16) Panthera pardus fusca (Indian Leopard) 17) Panthera pardus kotiya (Sri Lanka Leopard) 18) Panthera pardus delacouri (Indochinese Leopard) 19) Panthera pardus melas (Javan Leopard) 20) Panthera pardus nipalensis (Nepalese Leopard) 21) †Panthera pardus mongoliensis (Mongolian Leopard) 22) Panthera pardus yunnana (South China Leopard) 23) Panthera pardus japonensis (North China Leopard) 24) †Panthera pardus mandshurica (Manchurian Leopard) 25) †Panthera pardus coreana (Korean Leopard) 26) Panthera pardus orientalis (Amur Leopard) 27) †Panthera pardus sachalinensis (Sakhalin Leopard) 28) †Panthera pardus spelaea (Cave Leopard) 29) †Panthera pardus antiqua (Antique Leopard) 30) †Panthera pardus vraonensis (Vraonan Leopard) 31) †Panthera pardus sickenbergi (Sickenberg's Leopard) 32) †Panthera pardus begoueni (Begouen's Leopard) Current Leopard Subspecies Count: 1) Panthera pardus pardus (African Leopard) 2) Panthera pardus fusca (South Asian Leopard) 3) Panthera pardus orientalis (North Asian Leopard) 4) †Panthera pardus spelaea (European Leopard)
@wesgi, nope, there are only four valid leopard subspecies: the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea) This makes the leopard have the sixth fewest subspecies out of the eleven extant big cat species Why do you keep leaving out paleosubspecies?
@@wesgi It used to be 9 subspecies, but the Amur Leopard and North China Leopard were recently combined as one subspecies - so as of now, there are 8 leopard subspecies.
Good to see to you back. 😊
Good info about leopards 7:24
Saw a female leopard near the black bridge at Horton plains. It was the the best sighting I ever came across. What a majestic creature it was.
@@bhathiya991 Yes, leopards sightings at Horton Plains are always exhilarating 👍
@@AegleCreations you really know everything about leopards. 😊
@@TravisWillden-b2m Thanks 👍
@@AegleCreations anytime 😊
Good information
Very informative video. Thanks team.
@@milindakaushalya Thanks 👍
Good info about leopards
@@kbz313 Thanks!
Good info about leapords
Nice ❤
@@oshadhakandawela7658 Thank you 👍
Wow 💜️💜️💜️
@@SecretTraveller 👍
🇨🇦🇱🇰🐆❤️💯😇😍🥰😊👌👍🐆🙏
No. The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is the smallest leopard subspecies. Males have a total length of 182-203 cm (72-80 in) including 77-85 cm (30-33 in) long tails and weigh about 30 kg (66 lb); females are 160-192 cm (63-76 in) long including 67-79 cm (26-31 in) long tails and weigh around 20 kg (44 lb).[7] It is the smallest leopard subspecies.
@@davidviner5783 Yes, that’s right. I mention that the Amur Leopard is ONE of the smallest, not THE smallest. I used the Amur Leopard here because it had similar physical adaptations to face the cold weather, yet it is a relatively small leopard subspecies.
මුං නිකං ජගුවර්ල වගේ හැදිල තියෙන්නෙ
@@theuniversaleye9780 ඇත්තටම ඒ වගේ!
How large is the range of those highlands? Because I'm sure the leopards are confined to the National park only.
@@Nate_Luke No, many leopards have been sighted outside the park - in fact, there maybe a larger population outside than inside. Even recently a leopard was caught in a snare, which was outside park boundaries. Info - newsfirst.lk/2024/09/02/tragic-end-for-leopard-caught-in-maskeliya-snare
Nature has created the snow leopard and the Amur leopard more like a CAT.
Smaller size with more agility than African and Asian leopard.
My opinion this is to hunt small prey that live in the snow and mountain goats .
Snow leopard’s hunting style is completely different from the other leopards. Just Visualize it’s hunting of a mountain goat.
Because of it’s gifted capability to hunt smaller prey the competition could be minimized with the region’s top predator Amur tiger.
Whereas Sri Lankan leopard doesn’t need that much of agility but the size which is essential to hunt larger prey like Samba deer and buffaloes which is abundant.
@@ddinterior8404 I don’t think Snow Leopards and Amur Tigers share territory? Amur Tigers are found in eastern Russia but Snow Leopards are in Central Asia. Also, in Sri Lanka, leopards rarely hunt full grown buffalo - they are quite formidable for leopards.
Agree ❤
List of all eleven extant big cat species from most to fewest subspecies:
1) Lion (Panthera leo (contains 12 subspecies: †Panthera leo fossilis (European Lion), Panthera leo persica (Persian Lion), †Panthera leo sinhaleyus (Sri Lanka Lion), †Panthera leo aegyptiaca (Egyptian Lion), †Panthera leo leo (Barbary Lion), Panthera leo senegalensis (West African Lion), Panthera leo azandica (Congo Lion), Panthera leo nubica (Nubian Lion), Panthera leo roosevelti (Ethiopian Lion), Panthera leo bleyenberghi (Katanga Lion), Panthera leo krugeri (Transvaal Lion), and †Panthera leo melanochaita (Cape Lion)))
2) Tiger (Uncia tigris (contains 12 subspecies: †Uncia tigris virgata (Caspian Tiger), Uncia tigris tigris (Bengal Tiger), Uncia tigris amoyensis (South China Tiger), †Uncia tigris acutidens (Wanhsien Tiger), Uncia tigris altaica (Siberian Tiger), Uncia tigris corbetti (Indochinese Tiger), Uncia tigris jacksoni (Malayan Tiger), Uncia tigris sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger), †Uncia tigris soloensis (Ngandong Tiger), †Uncia tigris sondaica (Javan Tiger), †Uncia tigris trinilensis (Trinil Tiger), and †Uncia tigris balica (Bali Tiger)))
3) Southern Bohebao (Neofelis diardi (contains 5 subspecies: Neofelis diardi burmensis (West Indochinese Bohebao), Neofelis diardi thaica (East Indochinese Bohebao), Neofelis diardi malayana (Malayan Bohebao), Neofelis diardi diardi (Sumatran Bohebao), and Neofelis diardi borneensis (Bornean Bohebao)))
4) African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus (contains 4 subspecies: Acinonyx jubatus soemmerringii (Northeast African Cheetah), Acinonyx jubatus hecki (Northwest African Cheetah), Acinonyx jubatus jubatus (Southeast African Cheetah), and Acinonyx jubatus angolensis (Southwest African Cheetah)))
5) Jaguar (Jaguarius onca (contains 4 subspecies: Jaguarius onca angustus (North American Jaguar), Jaguarius onca centralis (Central American Jaguar), Jaguarius onca onca (Amazon Jaguar), and Jaguarius onca peruvianus (Andean Jaguar)))
6) Leopard (Panthera pardus (contains 4 subspecies: Panthera pardus pardus (African Leopard), Panthera pardus fusca (South Asian Leopard), Panthera pardus orientalis (North Asian Leopard), and †Panthera pardus spelaea (European Leopard)))
7) Northern Bohebao (Neofelis nebulosa (contains 4 subspecies: Neofelis nebulosa himalayana (Himalayan Bohebao), Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa (Chinese Bohebao), †Neofelis nebulosa hainana (Hainan Bohebao), and †Neofelis nebulosa brachyura (Formosan Bohebao)))
8) Asiatic Cheetah (Acinonyx venaticus (contains 4 subspecies: †Acinonyx venaticus caucasicus (Caucasian Cheetah), †Acinonyx venaticus arabicus (Arabian Cheetah), Acinonyx venaticus iranensis (Iranian Cheetah), and †Acinonyx venaticus venaticus (Indian Cheetah)))
9) Ounce (Uncia uncia (contains 3 subspecies: Uncia uncia uncia (West Asian Ounce), Uncia uncia irbis (East Asian Ounce), and †Uncia uncia pyrenaica (European Ounce)))
10) Puma (Puma concolor (contains 2 subspecies: Puma concolor couguar (Nearctic Puma) and Puma concolor concolor (Neotropical Puma)))
11) Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi (contains 2 subspecies: Herpailurus yagouaroundi mexicanus (Northern Jaguarundi) and Herpailurus yagouaroundi yagouaroundi (Southern Jaguarundi)))
Stop lying and misinforming Indy. It's been years. You're not gaining anything by your baseless claims.
Looks like you got a wrong video. My video is about bears.
@dreamer8474, no I don't, this is not your video, this video is made by this channel.
Your video is completely incorrect, there are only four valid leopard subspecies: the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea)
The leopard originated exclusively from Africa and the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the most basal of the four leopard subspecies, then followed by the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), leaving the most recent split to be between the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea)
Because there used to be thirty-two leopard subspecies until very recently where there are now only four valid leopard subspecies, the barbary leopard, senegal leopard, ivory leopard, sudan leopard, erythrean leopard, somali leopard, masai leopard, zanzibar leopard, ugandan leopard, congo leopard, mozambique leopard, and cape leopard are all now treated as populations of the african leopard rather than distinct subspecies, thus making Panthera pardus barbarica, Panthera pardus ivorensis, Panthera pardus minor, Panthera pardus antinorii, Panthera pardus nanopardus, Panthera pardus suahelica, Panthera pardus adersi, Panthera pardus chui, Panthera pardus iturensis, Panthera pardus shortridgei, and Panthera pardus melanotica all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus pardus, the middle eastern leopard, caucasian leopard, persian leopard, indian leopard, sri lanka leopard, indochinese leopard, and javan leopard are all now treated as populations of the south asian leopard rather than distinct subspecies, thus making Panthera pardus nimr, Panthera pardus tulliana, Panthera pardus saxicolor, Panthera pardus kotiya, Panthera pardus delacouri, and Panthera pardus melas all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus fusca, the nepalese leopard, south china leopard, north china leopard, and amur leopard are all considered the last four remaining populations of the north asian leopard following the extinctions of other subspecies such as the mongolian leopard, manchurian leopard, korean leopard, and sakhalin leopard, thus making Panthera pardus nipalensis, Panthera pardus yunnana, Panthera pardus japonensis, Panthera pardus mongoliensis, Panthera pardus mandshurica, Panthera pardus coreana, and Panthera pardus sachalinensis all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus orientalis, and the cave leopard, antique leopard, vraonan leopard, sickenberg's leopard, and begouen's leopard are all now treated as populations of the european leopard, thus making Panthera pardus antiqua, Panthera pardus vraonensis, Panthera pardus sickenbergi, and Panthera pardus begoueni all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus spelaea
Here's the leopard subspecies count (both historical and present-day-distributed:
Traditional Leopard Subspecies Count:
1) †Panthera pardus barbarica (Barbary Leopard) - originally Felis pardus panthera
2) Panthera pardus pardus (Senegal Leopard)
3) Panthera pardus ivorensis (Ivory Leopard) - originally Felis pardus leopardus
4) Panthera pardus minor (Sudan Leopard)
5) Panthera pardus antinorii (Erythrean Leopard)
6) Panthera pardus nanopardus (Somali Leopard)
7) Panthera pardus suahelica (Masai Leopard)
8) Panthera pardus adersi (Zanzibar Leopard)
9) Panthera pardus chui (Ugandan Leopard)
10) Panthera pardus iturensis (Congo Leopard)
11) Panthera pardus shortridgei (Mozambique Leopard)
12) Panthera pardus melanotica (Cape Leopard)
13) Panthera pardus nimr (Middle Eastern Leopard)
14) Panthera pardus tulliana (Caucasian Leopard)
15) Panthera pardus saxicolor (Persian Leopard)
16) Panthera pardus fusca (Indian Leopard)
17) Panthera pardus kotiya (Sri Lanka Leopard)
18) Panthera pardus delacouri (Indochinese Leopard)
19) Panthera pardus melas (Javan Leopard)
20) Panthera pardus nipalensis (Nepalese Leopard)
21) †Panthera pardus mongoliensis (Mongolian Leopard)
22) Panthera pardus yunnana (South China Leopard)
23) Panthera pardus japonensis (North China Leopard)
24) †Panthera pardus mandshurica (Manchurian Leopard)
25) †Panthera pardus coreana (Korean Leopard)
26) Panthera pardus orientalis (Amur Leopard)
27) †Panthera pardus sachalinensis (Sakhalin Leopard)
28) †Panthera pardus spelaea (Cave Leopard)
29) †Panthera pardus antiqua (Antique Leopard)
30) †Panthera pardus vraonensis (Vraonan Leopard)
31) †Panthera pardus sickenbergi (Sickenberg's Leopard)
32) †Panthera pardus begoueni (Begouen's Leopard)
Current Leopard Subspecies Count:
1) Panthera pardus pardus (African Leopard)
2) Panthera pardus fusca (South Asian Leopard)
3) Panthera pardus orientalis (North Asian Leopard)
4) †Panthera pardus spelaea (European Leopard)
What the hell does this mean and why is it here?
@dreamer8474, the leopard (Panthera pardus) now has one of the fewest recognized subspecies of the eleven living big cat species.
@@indyreno2933but it says its 8 to 9 subs are there in the last researches
@wesgi, nope, there are only four valid leopard subspecies: the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea)
This makes the leopard have the sixth fewest subspecies out of the eleven extant big cat species
Why do you keep leaving out paleosubspecies?
@@wesgi It used to be 9 subspecies, but the Amur Leopard and North China Leopard were recently combined as one subspecies - so as of now, there are 8 leopard subspecies.
Good info about leopards 7:24
Good info about leopards