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genus

Panthera

Panthera is a genus in the family Felidae. This database currently files 4 species under it, 3 of them threatened, recorded across 112 countries.

Species filed
4
Threatened
3
Countries recorded
112
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
150 kg – 157 kg

Best-known members of Panthera

Ranked by popularity score.

VU, Vulnerable
Lion (Panthera leo)

Lion

Panthera leo

Felidae

NT, Near Threatened
Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Felidae

EN, Endangered
Tiger (Panthera tigris)

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Felidae

How threatened is Panthera?

4 of 4 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered125%
VUVulnerable250%
NTNear Threatened125%

Where is Panthera recorded?

Species on file in this genus with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 2 speciesCanada: 3 speciesUnited States of America: 4 speciesKazakhstan: 1 speciesIndonesia: 2 speciesArgentina: 2 speciesChile: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 2 speciesSomalia: 2 speciesKenya: 3 speciesSudan: 2 speciesChad: 2 speciesRussia: 3 speciesSouth Africa: 3 speciesMexico: 2 speciesUruguay: 1 speciesBrazil: 4 speciesBolivia: 1 speciesPeru: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 1 speciesEl Salvador: 1 speciesGuatemala: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesGuyana: 1 speciesSuriname: 1 speciesFrance: 4 speciesEcuador: 1 speciesZimbabwe: 2 speciesBotswana: 2 speciesNamibia: 4 speciesSenegal: 2 speciesMali: 2 speciesBenin: 2 speciesNiger: 1 speciesNigeria: 2 speciesCameroon: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 2 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesLiberia: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 1 speciesBurkina Faso: 1 speciesCentral African Rep.: 2 speciesCongo: 2 speciesGabon: 2 speciesEq. Guinea: 1 speciesZambia: 2 speciesMalawi: 3 speciesMozambique: 2 specieseSwatini: 2 speciesAngola: 2 speciesBurundi: 2 speciesIsrael: 2 speciesLebanon: 1 speciesTunisia: 1 speciesAlgeria: 2 speciesJordan: 1 speciesIraq: 1 speciesOman: 1 speciesCambodia: 2 speciesThailand: 3 speciesLaos: 2 speciesMyanmar: 2 speciesVietnam: 2 speciesSouth Korea: 2 speciesMongolia: 1 speciesIndia: 3 speciesBangladesh: 2 speciesBhutan: 2 speciesNepal: 2 speciesPakistan: 1 speciesAfghanistan: 1 speciesIran: 3 speciesSyria: 1 speciesSweden: 3 speciesUkraine: 1 speciesPoland: 1 speciesAustria: 3 speciesEstonia: 2 speciesGermany: 4 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesLuxembourg: 1 speciesBelgium: 2 speciesNetherlands: 3 speciesSpain: 3 speciesSri Lanka: 2 speciesChina: 3 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 4 speciesUnited Kingdom: 3 speciesMalaysia: 2 speciesSlovenia: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesCzechia: 4 speciesEritrea: 1 speciesJapan: 4 speciesParaguay: 1 speciesYemen: 1 speciesMorocco: 2 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesLibya: 1 speciesEthiopia: 2 speciesDjibouti: 1 speciesUganda: 2 speciesRwanda: 2 speciesS. Sudan: 2 species
  • None on record
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  • 4+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Germany4
  2. Namibia4
  3. United States4
  4. Denmark4
  5. Brazil4
  6. France4
  7. Japan4
  8. Czechia4
  9. South Africa3
  10. Kenya3
  11. United Kingdom3
  12. India3
  13. Malawi3
  14. Netherlands3
  15. Sweden3
  16. China3
  17. Spain3
  18. Canada3
  19. Iran3
  20. Thailand3

All species in Panthera

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
LionPanthera leoFelidaeVulnerable157 kg63
JaguarPanthera oncaFelidaeNear ThreatenedNot recorded30
TigerPanthera tigrisFelidaeEndangered150 kg35
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerableNot recorded79