Indo-Chinese leopard

Indo-Chinese leopard

The Indo-Chinese leopard "Panthera pardus delacouri" is a subspecies of leopard native toMainland Southeast Asia. Not much is known about this subspecies except that it is listedas vulnerable. Melanism is also very common owing to their dense tropical forest habitat.


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