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Species
Critically Endangeredvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Panthera pardus
- Image
- Indochinese leopard.jpg
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- taxon rank
- subspecies
- taxon name
- Panthera pardus delacouri
- taxon common name
- เสือดาวอินโดจีน
- Commons category
- Panthera pardus delacouri
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- diel cycle
- crepuscular
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Encyclopedic overview
The Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) is a leopard subspecies native to mainland Southeast Asia and southern China. In Indochina, leopards are rare outside protected areas and threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation as well as poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. In 2016, the population was previously thought to comprise 973–2,503 mature individuals, with only 409–1,051 breeding adults. The historical range had decreased by more than 90%. However, as of 2019, it is estimated that there are 77-766 mature Indochinese leopards and that their numbers are decreasing.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Indochinese leopard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.