leopard

species of big cat
Taxon taxon Q34706
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Summary

leopard is a taxon[1]. leopard ranks in the top 0.029% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73,088 views/month, #57 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Zootier des Jahres[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[5]
  • Parent taxon: Panthera[6]
  • Taxon name: Panthera pardus[7]
  • Subclass of: big cat[8]
  • Commons category: Panthera pardus[9]
  • Unicode character: 🐆[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Leopards[11]
  • Commons gallery: Panthera pardus[12]
  • Main food source: impala[13], Eudorcas thomsonii[14], common warthog[15], Papio[16], Sylvicapra grimmia[17], Günther's dik-dik[18], Chital[19], Greater kudu[20], Semnopithecus[21], Gazella[22], Cercocebus[23], Manis[24], Old World porcupine[25], Helmeted Guineafowl[26]

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Identifiers

leopard's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9691[27]. leopard's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328673[28]. leopard's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219436[29]. leopard's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183804[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for leopard include Mac OS X Leopard[31], an operating system[32], founded in 2007[33]; National Order of the Leopard[34], an order[35], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[36], founded in 1966[37]; and Léopard[38], a destroyer[39].

Why It Matters

leopard has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] leopard is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for leopard include Mac OS X Leopard[31], an operating system[32], founded in 2007[33]; National Order of the Leopard[34], an order[35], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[36], founded in 1966[37]; and Léopard[38], a destroyer[39].

FAQs

What awards did leopard receive?

Honors received include Zootier des Jahres[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . zootierdesjahres.de. Retrieved . zootierdesjahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Ellen G. White
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q292290, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  3. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 9773
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 9773, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167481364|LEOPARD (#167481364)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #"
  4. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1TdoSd
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 15w ago · LetmeEditit · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14635 → The pug mark of Panthera pardus fusca(Meyer), 1794-Indian le
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14635: The pug mark of Panthera pardus fusca(Meyer), 1794-Indian leopard WLB IMG 5414.jpg"
  6. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → leopard
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: leopard, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289947767|leopard (#289947767)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  7. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Panthera
    Taxon aspect image → Pretoria-dieretuin, Panthera pardus pardus, pelspatroon, a.j
    Wikidata description → species of big cat
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. pardus'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 18731, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  8. 23w ago · LetmeEditit · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video → Day 40 - Leopard (Panthera pardus) male licking its fur, aft
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Video: Day 40 - Leopard (Panthera pardus) male licking its fur, after killing a warthog ....webm"
  9. 25w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+91'}
    Wildlife protection act 1972 (india) schedule → Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
    Depicted by → Bacchus and a Panther
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+27.3'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ Openalex id: C2776243061, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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