The North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) is a leopard subspecies native to northern China, and has been classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN since 2002.
Its prey base consists of deer and wild boar, but like any leopard it will eat almost anything it can catch including birds, rodents and even insects.
About the same size as its southern cousin the Indochinese leopard, the North Chinese leopard also has similar fur coloration a...
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The North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) is a leopard subspecies native to northern China, and has been classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN since 2002.
Its prey base consists of deer and wild boar, but like any leopard it will eat almost anything it can catch including birds, rodents and even insects.
About the same size as its southern cousin the Indochinese leopard, the North Chinese leopard also has similar fur coloration and density, although it is a little darker and shorter. The average weight in the wild is 50 kg (110 lb) for adult males and 32 kg (71 lb) for females.
The range of this subspecies is well fragmented today but it once ranged from Central China from Lanzhou to the north to the mountains south of the Chinese Gobi Desert, and to the east through Harbin.
The North Chinese leopard mates in January and February and after a gestation period of 105–110 days two to three young are born. The cubs weigh about one pound at birth, and open their eyes when...
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