Taxonomy Profile: Panthera pardus (Linnaeus 1758)

Panthera pardus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Leopard []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Panthera pardus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Feliformia
cat-like carnivores |
Family : Felidae
cats |
Subfamily : Pantherinae
Genus : Panthera
roaring cats |
Species : Panthera pardus
Leopard |
Panthera pardus Direct Children(s):
Panthera pardus pardus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Panthera pardus fusca
(Meyer 1794)
Panthera pardus kotiya
(Deraniyagala 1956)
Panthera pardus melas
(G Cuvier 1809)
Panthera pardus nimr
(Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833)
Panthera pardus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Panthera pardus
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Panthera pardus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Panthera pardus
Source:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program-03/01
Acquired:
2001-03-22
Notes:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Reference for:
Panthera pardus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Panthera pardus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Panthera pardus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Panthera pardus: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered (except in Africa, in the wild, south of, and including Gabon, Republic of Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, and Kenya, where this species is Threatened). IUCN - Critically Endangered as P. p. nimr, P. p. orient...
Comment:
Comments: Placed in Panthera by Pocock (1930a, b), Weigel (1961), Hemmer (1978), Kratochvíl (1982c), and Groves (1982a). Revised by Pocock (1930a, b, 1932c) and Miththapala et al. (1996). Synonyms allocated according to Miththapala et al. (1996)