Leopard vs Snow leopard
The leopard is heavier: 52 kg against 44.2 kg for the snow leopard, about 18% more.
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What is the difference between a leopard and a snow leopard?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The leopard is heavier: 52 kg against 44.2 kg for the snow leopard, about 18% more.
- The leopard is longer-lived: 23 years against 21 years for the snow leopard, about 10% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Panthera, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Leopard | Snow leopard | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Panthera pardus | Panthera uncia |
| Family | Felidae | Felidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 52 kg – 53.1 kg | 44.2 kg – 47.8 kg |
| Length | 92 cm – 1.83 m | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 23 years | 21 years |
| Main food | aardvark, african civet, african wildcat, antilope cervicapra, banded mongoose, barbary striped grass mouse and 76 more | bharal, bos grunniens, carrion, chicken, chinese goral, chukar partridge and 21 more |
| Habitat | forest, shrubland | forest, mountain |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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