Leopardヒョウ

Panthera pardusVU— Vulnerable

The leopard is a powerful, solitary big cat with the widest geographic range of any wild cat, found across Africa and Asia from the Arabian Peninsula to the Russian Far East. It is an opportunistic nocturnal hunter that famously hoists heavy kills into trees to avoid losing them to lions and hyenas. Once widespread, its populations are now fragmented and declining, and the IUCN lists it as Vulnerable.

Leopard (reference photo)
Photo: State Government Photographer / CC0 / Source / cropped

Species Data

Classification
Carnivora / Felidae Source
Distribution
The leopard has the widest range of any wild cat, spanning Africa and Asia from the Arabian Peninsula to Southeast Asia and the Russian Far East, though its populations are increasingly fragmented and declining. Source

Did You Know?

  • Leopards live and hunt solitarily, dragging carcasses up trees to feed over several days; one documented leopard hauled a 125 kg young giraffe 5.7 meters up a tree. Source
  • Each leopard's rosette pattern is unique to the individual and serves as camouflage in dappled vegetation. Source
  • Cub mortality in the first year is 41–50%, partly because males sometimes commit infanticide to bring females back into breeding condition. Source

Where to See This Species

10 facilities · 0 individuals

愛媛県立とべ動物園 (Ehime Kenritsu Tobe Doubutsuen)EhimeOpened in 1988

愛媛県立とべ動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

横浜市立野毛山動物園 (Yokohama Shiritsu Nogeyama Doubutsuen)KanagawaOpened in 1951

横浜市立野毛山動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

岩手サファリパーク (Iwatesafari Park)Iwate一関ICから約45分、若柳金成ICから約30分、国道284号経由で約25分。

岩手サファリパークのWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

京都市動物園 (Kyoutoshi Doubutsuen)KyotoOpened in 1903

京都市動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

熊本市動植物園 (Kumamotoshi Doushokubutsuen)Kumamoto市電「健軍行」で「動植物園入口」下車、徒歩10分。

熊本市動植物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

神戸市立王子動物園 (Koube Shiritsu Ouji Doubutsuen)Hyogo阪急「王子公園」駅から西へ徒歩3分。

神戸市立王子動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

東京都恩賜上野動物園 (Toukyoutoonshiueno Doubutsuen)TokyoOpened in 1882

東京都恩賜上野動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

姫路市立動物園 (Himeji Shiritsu Doubutsuen)HyogoOpened in 1951

姫路市立動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

富士自然動物公園 (Fujishizen Doubutsu Kouen)ShizuokaOpened in 1980

富士自然動物公園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

福岡市動物園 (Fukuokashi Doubutsuen)FukuokaOpened in 1953

福岡市動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

Conservation Story

Conservation Status

IUCNレッドリストでは危急種（VU）。

Habitat

森林、草原、山地、半砂漠など。

Threats

  • 生息地の減少と分断
  • 密猟
  • 人との軋轢

Conservation & Breeding Efforts

  • 保護地域の管理
  • 密猟防止
  • 飼育下繁殖における血統管理

Sources

ja.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

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FAQ

Why do leopards drag their prey up trees?
By hauling carcasses into trees, leopards keep their kills out of reach of lions, hyenas, and other scavengers, allowing them to feed over several days. Source
Are leopards endangered?
The IUCN classifies the leopard as Vulnerable. Although it has the widest range of any wild cat, its populations are fragmented and declining across much of that range. Source
Do leopards live in groups?
No. Leopards are solitary animals outside of mating and mother-cub relationships, each maintaining its own territory. Source

Source: ja.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org